Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Nagpur Rape Case: Police Seize Weapons, Laptop from Accused's Home
A young man in India is accused of doing very harmful things to a teenage girl.
Police found sharp knives, a computer, and other items at his home in Thane.
They believe he kept the girl locked up in a rented room in Nagpur for more than 30 hours.
Police found her and rescued her by breaking open the locked door on the night of August 3.
According to police, she was hurt many times during the ordeal.
The girl had met the accused on Instagram, a social media app.
Police are now checking messages and calls on her phone to understand what happened.
The accused is in the hospital under court supervision, and his condition is stable.
The items police found at his home will be sent to a laboratory for testing as evidence.
Nagpur police seized eight knives, choppers and other sharp weapons, a laptop and large quantities of contraceptives from accused Nirmay Madhav Pakhare's residence in Thane district during a Friday raid.
Pakhare, 19, allegedly held the 16-year-old girl captive in a rented room in Nagpur's Dinghori area for over 30 hours, tying her limbs, sexually assaulting her and inflicting nearly 20 knife injuries.
Police broke open the door of the room and rescued the girl on the night of August 3.
A case has been registered against Pakhare under the POCSO Act and for kidnapping; he is in judicial custody and admitted to GMCH, where his condition is reported stable.
Police have unlocked the survivor's mobile phone and are examining chats and call records, and the seized materials will be sent for forensic analysis.
- Who
- Nirmay Madhav Pakhare, a 19-year-old accused of torturing and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl who had befriended him on Instagram.
- What
- Alleged confinement, torture and sexual assault of a minor; police seized sharp weapons, a laptop and a large cache of contraceptives from the accused's Thane home.
- When
- The girl was rescued on the night of August 3; the raid on the accused's home was held Friday, with the report published on Saturday, August 8.
- Where
- The crime allegedly occurred in a rented room in Nagpur's Dinghori area; the accused's residence is in Thane district.
- Why
- Police allege Pakhare held the minor captive for over 30 hours, tied her limbs, sexually assaulted her and inflicted nearly 20 knife injuries.
- Accused
- Nirmay Madhav Pakhare, 19
- Survivor
- 16-year-old girl
- Case registered under
- POCSO Act and kidnapping
- Items seized
- Eight knives, choppers, other sharp weapons, a laptop, large quantities of contraceptives
- Crime location
- Rented room in Dinghori area, Nagpur
- Rescue
- Night of August 3; police broke open the door
- Accused's status
- Judicial custody; admitted to GMCH, condition stable
- Digital evidence
- Survivor's mobile phone unlocked; chats and call records under examination
