NAGPUR: A video purportedly linked to a 24-year-old married woman’s allegations of rape, blackmail, extortion and forced religious conversion in Nagpur has surfaced online, showing a man holding her hands and chanting religious verses while she repeatedly pleads to be let go.In the video, the woman can be heard saying, “Tumhe ladne ki bahut aadat hai na, haath chhodo na… chhodo,” and repeatedly crying, “Chhodo na” (“Leave me”), as the man continues to hold her hands. The woman appears distressed and resists his actions throughout the clip.According to the complainant, the main accused, Ayyaz Taj Madare, is a former school acquaintance. She has alleged that he subjected her to rituals involving religious chants and repeatedly blew over her face before assaulting her. In her complaint, she claimed she was often made to consume an unidentified liquid before hand and suspects she was intoxicated during some of the incidents.The woman has further alleged that she was subsequently forced to participate in a religious conversion ceremony and was declared converted against her will. She also claimed an attempt was made to rape her following the ritual.The video surfaced days after the woman approached Sonegaon Police, alleging rape, blackmail, extortion and forced religious conversion by Madare and his associates.Police have arrested Madare and his associate, Ameen Shaikh, while a third accused, Hazrat Maulana of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh, remains absconding.According to the FIR, the complainant’s husband serves in the armed forces and is posted outside Nagpur. She alleged that Madare reconnected with her under the pretext of assisting in a property-related matter and later spiked her drink during a hotel meeting in February 2025.The woman alleged that compromising photographs and videos were recorded without her consent and subsequently used to blackmail her. She claimed she was threatened with the release of the material and that nearly Rs 4 lakh was extorted from her over several months.Police said the survivor alleged in the FIR that Madare would repeatedly bring a liquid in a plastic bottle, force her to drink it, chant in Urdu, blow something on her face and sexually assault her, describing the acts as being carried out under the guise of hypnosis and black magic.In another alleged incident on May 31, Madare and his accomplice took her to Kalmeshwar, where Hazrat Maulana from Tamiya village in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district allegedly performed rituals and forced her to utter “Qabul hai qabul hai” during a conversion ceremony.Police said the woman claimed she was forced to participate in the acts against her will. Thereafter, the Maulana allegedly declared her converted to Islam and married to Madare. She was also allegedly forced to eat meat. The group then allegedly took her to a hotel, where she was sexually assaulted again, according to the FIR.The woman also alleged that the accused continued to visit her residence and sexually assaulted her multiple times thereafter.The woman, who manages a property-related business, initially did not report the incidents due to fear. She later informed her husband and approached Sonegaon Police Station, where an FIR was registered. Provisions of Maharashtra’s anti-superstition and anti-black magic law have also been invoked.Zonal DCP Rishikesh Reddy said two accused have been arrested and the case is under detailed investigation. Police are carrying out forensic analysis of seized electronic devices, verifying financial transactions and recording witness statements. “All angles, including coercion and digital evidence, are being probed in the matter,” he said.Authorities have not independently verified the contents of the viral video. The allegations are based on the complainant’s statement, and the matter remains under investigation.
