16-Year-Old Blackmailed in Ahmedabad After Sexual Assault: Navrangpura Youth Booked for Leaking Private Photos to Fiance
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A 16-year-old girl in the Kathwada area of Ahmedabad was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a car and blackmailed with private photographs sent directly to her fiance to break off her engagement, prompting the Nikol police to register a case against the suspect under strict penal sections.
Police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the Information Technology (IT) Act following a formal complaint lodged by the victim's family.
Instagram Contact Turns into Coercion and Exploitation
According to police filings, the minor girl, who resides with her parents along Kathwada Road, met the accused—identified as Rajesh Amratbhai Rathod, a resident of Navrangpura village—during a family wedding in 2022. The acquaintance soon expanded into regular phone calls and conversations on Instagram, where the accused lured the teenager with promises of marriage.
The initial assault took place on 22 April 2024, when the accused drove the minor to an isolated stretch behind the Kathwada ISKCON temple and sexually assaulted her. Later, on 13 September 2026, the suspect picked up the girl in a white car, assaulted her again inside the vehicle against her consent, and took intimate photos on his mobile phone without her approval.
Photos Sent to Fiance After Engagement Fixed
The situation escalated when the victim's engagement was arranged elsewhere. Upon learning about the alliance, the suspect began pressuring the teenager to meet him continuously, threatening to break off the wedding. He eventually forwarded the private photographs directly to her fiance to dismantle the alliance.
The harassment came to light when the family learned the suspect had arrived near a pan parlour opposite the Kathwada village pond. The girl's father and grandfather confronted him at the spot, where the accused engaged in an altercation and threatened to make the private photographs viral on public platforms.
Police Launch Probe Under POCSO and IT Act Provisions
Following the confrontation, the family approached the authorities to detail the sequence of events. The Nikol police immediately booked Rajesh Amratbhai Rathod under applicable legal frameworks governing sexual offences against minors, cyber harassment, and extortion, launching a targeted investigation to apprehend the accused.
