Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Jabalpur Minor Assault Case and Separate Rape-Murder Sentence Ruling
Police in Jabalpur are investigating the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.
Four men were arrested, and another minor was detained.
Police say the main accused allegedly recorded a video and used it to threaten the girl.
The complaint says she was taken to two different places.
Her mother accompanied her when she reported the case to police.
The investigation is still continuing.
In a separate case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court changed a death sentence in a minor rape-and-murder case.
The replacement sentence is imprisonment for 25 years.
Police in Jabalpur arrested four men and detained another minor in connection with the alleged kidnapping and gang-rape of a 14-year-old schoolgirl.
Police identified Nikhil Singh Rajput as the prime accused and alleged that he recorded the assault and used the video to threaten the girl.
The complaint alleges that the girl was taken to different locations on two occasions, including a car and a dilapidated building in Shahpura.
A case was registered under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
Separately, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur reduced a death sentence in a minor rape-and-murder case to imprisonment for 25 years.
- Who
- A 14-year-old schoolgirl is the alleged victim; police arrested four men and detained another minor. In a separate case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled on a convict’s sentence.
- What
- Police are investigating an alleged kidnapping and gang-rape in Jabalpur, while the High Court separately reduced a death sentence in a minor rape-and-murder case.
- When
- The articles do not provide dates for either the alleged assault or the court ruling.
- Where
- The alleged assault occurred within the Shahpura police station area of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The separate ruling was issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s principal bench in Jabalpur.
- Why
- The arrests followed a complaint filed by the girl with her mother; police said the investigation is ongoing. The article does not state why the court reduced the separate sentence.
- Alleged victim
- A 14-year-old schoolgirl
- Police action
- Four accused arrested and another minor detained
- Prime accused
- Nikhil Singh Rajput, according to police
- Reported locations
- A car and a dilapidated building in Shahpura
- Legal provisions
- Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
- Separate court ruling
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court reduced a death sentence to imprisonment for 25 years
- Investigation status
- Additional SP Jabalpur Suryakant Sharma said a detailed investigation is underway