Nagpur police arrest two men for assault and conversion

Police in Nagpur, Maharashtra, have arrested two men following a complaint by a 24-year-old woman alleging a prolonged campaign of sexual assault, blackmail, extortion, and forced religious conversion. A third suspect remains at large.

The woman, who is married to an Indian Air Force officer posted outside Nagpur, filed a formal complaint at Sonegaon Police Station on June 13. According to the complaint, the primary accused, Ayyaz Taj Madare, 26, was a former school acquaintance who contacted her in February 2025 under the pretext of a property deal. She alleged that during a meeting at a hotel on Wardha Road, she was served juice laced with a sedative, lost consciousness, and was then sexually assaulted. The accused allegedly recorded videos and photographs of the incident.

Police said the woman claimed those recordings were subsequently used to blackmail her, with threats to circulate the material publicly and share it with her husband. She alleged that over the following months, the accused extorted approximately 3 to 4 lakh rupees from her. The complaint further stated she was subjected to repeated sexual assaults.

The woman also described being forced to consume an...