- A woman accused her 60-year-old neighbour of rape and blackmail since 2019
- The alleged victim was a class 10 student when the incident reportedly occurred
- She married in April 2026 and then filed a complaint with her husband's support
A woman filed a case of rape against her neighbour, a 60-year-old man, and accused him of years of blackmail and intimidation after the alleged incident six years ago, police said on Sunday.
Police said the woman, who was a class 10 student when the alleged rape happened in 2019, found support from her husband, whom she married this year in April, to lodge a complaint.
According to her complaint, she was outside her coaching centre waiting for it to open when her neighbour, Dashrath Patel, took her to the pathology centre he ran. He then allegedly raped her.
He allegedly continued to sexually exploit her through blackmail and intimidation until 2025, police said.
The woman got married in April 2026, after which she narrated her ordeal to her husband, and he decided to fight for justice and approached senior police officers.
Mirzamurad Station House Officer (SHO) Gopalji Kushwaha said a case has been registered against the accused, Dashrath Patel (60), under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Police teams are trying to arrest the accused, and he will be behind bars soon, the SHO added.
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