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Three Arrested After Nurse Alleges Gang Rape at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Hotel

Police say they traced the men within hours of her complaint, with a court sending them to four days of custody.

Overview

  • The 30-year-old nurse reportedly knocked on room 205 instead of 105 while visiting a friend near the railway station to seek financial help.
  • Vedant Nagar police identified the accused as Ghanshyam Rathod, 27, Rishikesh Chavan, 25, and Kiran Rathod, 25.
  • A case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered for gang rape, wrongful confinement, and criminal intimidation.
  • Investigators say the trio were friends drinking in the room and allegedly pulled her inside, forced her to consume alcohol, and assaulted her before she escaped between 3 am and 4 am to file a complaint.
  • Officers report using technical and local intelligence to trace the suspects within three hours of the complaint, with two working as bank recovery agents and one as an MBA student; the probe continues.