Youth held for sexually assaulting minor girl wants pizza, soft bedding in Nagpur lock-up

A 16-year-old girl was held captive, her limbs tied, in a rented house in Nagpur and repeatedly sexually abused by a youth from Thane whom she had befriended on Instagram, police said on Wednesday (August 5, 2026).

Police broke open the door of the room in the city’s Dighori area around 11 p.m. on Monday (August 3, 2026) and rescued the girl. The accused, Nirbhay Pakhare, was arrested at the spot, officials said.

The minor from Nagpur went missing on August 2, prompting her family to approach the Hudkeshwar police station. Using technical information, police traced her location and rescued her, an official said. The girl has been admitted to a hospital, he said.