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Pune Police Book Woman Over Alleged Drugging, Sexual Assault and Blackmail, Summon Suspect

Police say investigators are examining digital evidence, with the suspect now summoned.

Overview

  • Kothrud police registered a case for extortion, sexual assault and criminal intimidation on a complaint by Vishwanath Laxman Kadam, 47, of Kolhapur.
  • The accused has been identified as Gauri Pralhad Wanjale, 42, who has been served notice and called for questioning, with no arrest announced.
  • According to the FIR, the man was allegedly drugged during a Kashi Vishwanath trip, sexually assaulted, photographed in compromising positions, and kept in Banaras for three days.
  • Police reports say Wanjale later demanded ₹2 lakh and threatened to leak intimate images, with accounts that she posed as a lawyer and also offered marriage.
  • Investigators are reviewing digital material and tracking alleged accomplices, and one report notes she faces a separate case under the Atrocity Act.