Police have registered a case against a 29-year-old man, Kiran Bagrao, for allegedly circulating a private video of a woman on a social messaging platform after their live-in relationship ended, an official said.
The complaint, lodged by a 47-year-old woman, alleges that during their relationship, the accused took gold jewelry from her and recorded a Private Video of her taking a bath. After she refused to continue the relationship and demanded her jewelry back, Bagrao allegedly circulated the video on WhatsApp. Furthermore, he issued death threats when she refused to meet him.
The live-in relationship between the accused and the woman lasted from August 2022 to January 2023 in Dombivli and Majiwada. The local police are investigating the matter further.
The First Information Report (FIR) against Bagrao includes charges under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (uttering any word or making any gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman), along with provisions of the IT Act. The case is being handled by Kapurbawdi police station of the Wagle Estate division, the official told PTI.