Deaf And Mute Mumbai Woman Files Sexual Assault Case After 16 Years With Help Of Husband

A disturbing incident has come to light after 16 years as a deaf and mute woman from Mumbai has alleged that she was drugged and sexually assaulted.

With the support of her husband, she registered a police complaint following the police arrested the alleged accused.

The incident occurred in 2009, when the woman, who was a minor then, had attended a friend's birthday party.

The victim had attended a friend’s birthday party, where the alleged accused spiked first met her. Later, he spiked her drink and then sexually assaulted her when she lost consciousness. When she regained consciousness, she noticed she was bleeding.

After coming back home, she told the family about the incident and was determined to file a complaint back then. However, she did not receive any support from her family.

Kurar police have now arrested the accused and transferred the case to Vakola police, as it happened in their jurisdiction.

After the arrest, the police seized the mobile phone of the accused and found that it had inappropriate videos of several women. According to the police's suspicion, he had recorded these women over video call without their consent, and even blackmailed them. Therefore, a further investigation has been initiated in this matter.

Meanwhile, in a similar incident, Mumbai Police arrested an accused from Virar for sexually assaulting up to 10 girls, where he allegedly drugged soft drinks, recorded obscene videos, and later blackmailed them. Identified as Mahesh Ramesh Pawar (45), the accused was nabbed from Virar by the Kurar Police detection team.