NAGPUR: Khaparkheda police have registered a case against a 28-year-old man for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman and threatening to defame her if she disclosed the assaults to anyone.

The accused has been identified as Nitesh Ashok Bhoyar (28), a resident of Khapa-Patan in the Kamptee taluka.

According to the police complaint, the woman had been in a relationship with local and had been living at his house in Khapa-Patan for the past year. The accused, who lived in the neighbourhood, allegedly began contacting her over the phone several months ago and threatening to inform the guy about their conversations and malign her reputation.

On August 17, 2026, at around 11 pm, Bhoyar allegedly went to the woman’s residence and established physical relations with her against her wishes.

Later, on October 11, he allegedly contacted her again over the phone and asked her to meet him. He met her near the Saoner bus stand, took her on his motorcycle to Khapa and allegedly sexually assaulted her again. He also threatened to defame her if she disclosed the incidents to anyone.

Following the woman’s complaint, Khaparkheda police registered a case under Sections 64(2)(m) and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).