A shocking case out of Nagpur has set off fresh alarm bells over targeted religious coercion after a viral video circulating on social media triggered a police investigation into allegations of rape, sustained blackmail, financial extortion, and forced participation in conversion rituals.
How the Alleged Trap Was Laid
According to India Today, the complaint was filed by a 24-year-old woman whose husband serves in the Indian Air Force and is currently posted outside Nagpur. She says she first crossed paths with one of the accused while looking for a plot of land.
In February 2025, the prime accused, former classmate Ayyaz Taj Madare, contacted her under the pretext of buying a plot. The woman alleges that Ayyaz exploited her trust to lure her to a hotel on Wardha Road. She alleges she was raped while unconscious and that the incident was filmed.
Blackmail, Extortion and Ongoing Coercion
Police allege that Ayyaz extorted Rs 3.09 lakh from the woman by threatening to circulate the videos and photographs if she refused to comply with his demands.
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The FIR further claims the harassment did not end after the first incident. Her husband alleged that on May 31, she was taken to meet the second accused, Amin Shaikh, along with a cleric. According to the complaint, conversion-related rituals were carried out during this meeting, and a nikah ceremony was allegedly performed. A viral video showing the accused reciting the Kalma alongside the woman has since spread widely, intensifying public outrage.
Arrests Made, Hunt On For Absconding Cleric
Police arrested Ayyaz Taj Madare (26) and Amin Shaikh (30). Both accused were produced in court and remanded to five days of police custody. Special police teams are conducting raids at suspected locations to trace the absconding third accused, Hazrat Maulana, a resident of Tamia in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district.
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