NAGPUR: Sitabuldi police have registered a case against a 32-year-old man for allegedly raping a married woman, threatening to circulate her obscene video and later sending an intimate video to her husband over WhatsApp.

According to the police complaint, the 30-year-old woman had known the accused for around two years as his bakery was located beside a hotel where she was associated in Andhalgaon. During this period, the accused allegedly obtained her mobile number and began communicating with her.

In May 2025, when the woman visited her parental home in Hingna, Nagpur, the accused allegedly met her near Lohapul and took her to another location, where he forcibly established physical relations with her.

In August 2025, the accused allegedly took her to the same location again, threatened her and sexually assaulted her. He also allegedly recorded an obscene video on his mobile phone and threatened to make it public.

Fearing the threat, the woman reportedly cut off contact with the accused.

However, on October 25, 2026, the accused allegedly sent the intimate video to the woman’s husband through WhatsApp, prompting the matter to come to light.

The woman initially lodged a zero FIR at Andhalgaon police station in Bhandara district. The case was subsequently transferred to Sitabuldi police station in Nagpur for further investigation.

Sitabuldi police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act including provisions relating to rape, criminal intimidation and the electronic transmission of obscene material.

Further investigation is underway.