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SIT Formed in Bhopal Class 11 Rape-Blackmail Case as Probe Widens

Investigators seized four cars tied to the assaults, with phones allegedly used to film the crime still missing.

Overview

  • Police arrested Ausaf Ali Khan and Mohammad Maaz Khan and charged them under the POCSO Act, the Information Technology Act and the Freedom of Religion Act.
  • The Special Investigation Team led by ACP Ankita Khatarkar is reviewing technical evidence and assessing whether other victims were targeted.
  • Officers say the assaults occurred in four vehicles that have been seized, including a Thar first used in the Khanugaon area.
  • Investigators report the assault was filmed on an iPhone from outside a car; the devices were allegedly discarded in Rajasthan and remain unrecovered.
  • A Kohefiza head constable was suspended over alleged links to an accused and a reported ₹50,000 payment, with police citing blackmail that included a ₹1 lakh demand and about ₹40,000 extracted.