shot-button
Maharashtra Elections 2024 Maharashtra Elections 2024
Home > News > India News > Article > Ajmer Two held for gang raping schoolgirl after befriending her on Instagram

Ajmer: Two held for gang-raping schoolgirl after befriending her on Instagram

Updated on: 04 June,2024 02:12 PM IST  |  Jaipur
IANS |

According to police sources, the accused could be a part of a gang that traps school-college-going girls and then blackmails them

Ajmer: Two held for gang-raping schoolgirl after befriending her on Instagram

Representational Image. Pic Courtesy/iStock

The Rajasthan Police on Monday arrested two individuals in Ajmer district who allegedly gang-raped a minor girl and were blackmailing her.  


The main accused, identified as Irfan, was reportedly introduced to the victim, a Class 11 student, by one of her friends. He befriended her on Instagram, morphed her pictures and started blackmailing her. Later, he and his accomplices gang-raped the minor girl.


Station in-charge Arvind Charan said that the two accused have been taken on remand and their call details and mobiles are being probed. An SIT team has been formed to probe the case on directions of Ajmer Range IG Lata Manoj Kumar.


According to police sources, the accused could be a part of a gang that traps school-college-going girls and then blackmails them.

As per Ajmer SP Devendra Vishnoi, the father of the victim lodged an FIR against accused Irfan and Arbaaz as well as against six others accusing them of blackmailing and gangraping his daughter.

The case was registered under POCSO on May 30.

As per the complaint, in October 2023, the victim's friend introduced her to a boy on Instagram. Irfan befriended her and took Instragram user ID and password. Irfan morphed some of her pictures and started blackmailing the victim. He demanded Rs 5 lakh from the girl.

The girl started stealing money from her house to give the amount to Irfan. In March 2024, Arbaaz accompanied Irfan when he came to collect money from her. After collecting the money, Irfan raped the girl and thereafter demanded 10 lakh from her.

The accused have also been seen with other school and college-going girls and thus, police are trying to find out if some other girls have been also victimised by them, sources said.

Police are also investigating the role of the friend who introduced the victim to the accused.

Police meanwhile have been making raids at different places to nab other members associated with the crime and also ascertain the gang angle.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!

Register for FREE
to continue reading !

This is not a paywall.
However, your registration helps us understand your preferences better and enables us to provide insightful and credible journalism for all our readers.

Mid-Day Web Stories

Mid-Day Web Stories

This website uses cookie or similar technologies, to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalised recommendations. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. OK