Overview

• Pune police registered a non-cognisable case against the 22-year-old under BNS sections 212, 217 and 228 for furnishing false information and fabricating evidence
• A citywide investigation deploying over 500 officers and reviewing more than 500 CCTV feeds found no signs of forced entry, sedative use or rape
• Probe teams established that the accused “delivery agent” was a friend who had entered with consent and that the selfie and threat message were edited by the complainant
• The man was detained for questioning and later released after investigators cleared him of any wrongdoing
• Commissioner Amitesh Kumar warned that false allegations erode trust in the justice system and harm genuine survivors