Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Panvel Toilet Assault Outrage; Thane Student Arrested in Nagpur Case
Something very sad and wrong happened in India, and the police are investigating.
In a town called Panvel, people heard strange noises coming from a locked public washroom.
When they opened it, they found a young girl and a man inside.
The people believed the man was hurting the girl, so they stopped him and called the police.
The man said something untrue and hurtful, that the girl wanted what he did.
Videos of what happened spread on the internet, and many people were angry and asked for the man to be punished.
In another city, Nagpur, a 20-year-old man was arrested for hurting a teenage girl he met on Instagram.
He used a fake name to trick her into trusting him.
The girl was hurt, but she was safely rescued, and the man is now in police custody.
The police are working on both cases to make sure the people who did these bad things are held responsible.
Passers-by in Panvel, Maharashtra, rescued a minor girl from a locked public toilet where she was allegedly being sexually assaulted by a young man.
The crowd dragged out and beat the accused, who claimed 'she herself wanted it' when caught red-handed.
Video of the incident went viral, sparking online outrage and calls for swift action against the accused.
In a separate case, 20-year-old BBA student Nirmay Madhav Pakhare from Thane was arrested for allegedly kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and stabbing a Class 12 student in Nagpur.
Pakhare allegedly befriended the 16-year-old victim on Instagram using a fake identity, 'Akash Mehra,' created in May 2023; she was rescued with severe injuries and he is in police custody.
- Who
- A young man in Panvel and 20-year-old BBA student Nirmay Madhav Pakhare from Thane, both accused in separate alleged assaults of minors.
- What
- Two separate alleged assaults of minor girls: one inside a locked public toilet in Panvel, and another in Nagpur after Pakhare befriended a Class 12 student on Instagram using a fake identity.
- When
- Exact dates are not stated in the articles; Pakhare reportedly created his fake Instagram profile in May 2023.
- Where
- Panvel and Nagpur, both in Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- The Panvel accused claimed 'she herself wanted it,' a statement disputed by locals and under police investigation; Pakhare allegedly targeted the victim after grooming her online with a false identity.
Accused's Claim
Public Outrage
Whether the Panvel encounter was consensual
Accused's Claim
The accused said the minor girl 'wanted it,' suggesting the encounter was consensual.
Public Outrage
Passers-by, who rescued the girl, and social media users treated it as the sexual assault of a minor and demanded swift action against the accused.
- Panvel incident location
- Locked public toilet in Panvel, Maharashtra
- Panvel accused's statement
- 'She herself wanted it'
- Second case accused
- Nirmay Madhav Pakhare, 20, BBA student from Thane
- Second case victim
- 16-year-old Class 12 student, daughter of a revenue officer
- Fake identity used
- 'Akash Mehra' on Instagram, created May 2023
- Pakhare's background
- Son of a doctor couple from Thane; nephew of a senior IPS officer
- Victim's condition
- Rescued by police; suffered severe knife injuries
- Case status
- Pakhare in police custody; investigations ongoing in both cases