Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Woman alleges nightclub assault; Pragati Maidan police arrest 24-year-old man
A 20-year-old woman said she was attacked at a nightclub.
She was with six to eight friends at the time.
She said a man and others stopped her, hurt her and used insulting words.
The incident happened around 2am on Sunday.
Police learned about it through the emergency helpline.
The woman later gave a written complaint at the police station.
Police investigated and identified a 24-year-old man as an accused person.
They arrested him around 11:30am and told him and his family why he was being arrested.
A 20-year-old New Alipore woman alleged she was assaulted and verbally abused at a nightclub.
The incident reportedly occurred around 2am Sunday at a star hotel off EM Bypass.
Police said the woman alleged wrongful restraint, physical assault and language insulting her modesty.
Pragati Maidan police registered a case under sections concerning modesty, grievous hurt and wrongful restraint.
Mohammed Rafey Azim, 24, was arrested around 11:30am Sunday in a Beniapukur police station area.
- Who
- A 20-year-old woman made the complaint; police arrested Mohammed Rafey Azim, 24.
- What
- The woman alleged assault, verbal abuse and wrongful restraint at a nightclub.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred around 2am on Sunday; the arrest took place around 11:30am the same day.
- Where
- At a nightclub in a star hotel off EM Bypass; the arrest occurred in an area under Beniapukur police station.
- Why
- Police arrested Azim during their investigation after identifying him as an alleged participant in the incident.
- Complainant
- 20-year-old woman from New Alipore
- Reported incident time
- Around 2am on Sunday
- Venue
- A nightclub in a star hotel off EM Bypass
- Police station
- Pragati Maidan police station
- Accused arrested
- Mohammed Rafey Azim, 24
- Arrest time
- Around 11:30am on Sunday
- Reported legal sections
- Sections relating to outraging a woman’s modesty, voluntarily causing grievous hurt and wrongful restraint