A renowned doctor from Pune allegedly orchestrated a false rape case against his brother-in-law as his estranged wife had lodged a domestic violence complaint against him and her brother was supporting her. The Samta Nagar and Pune police were on the verge of arresting the doctor’s brother-in-law when inconsistencies in the statement of the ‘victim’ raised suspicions and led to the unmasking of the mastermind, the doctor.

The allegations

According to the police sources, on July 8, an 18-year-old woman approached the Samta Nagar police station accompanied by a woman social activist and a man. She claimed she had been raped multiple times, once in Kandivli and twice in Pune by a 25-year-old man, allegedly the brother of the doctor’s wife. According to her statement, the accused raped her during a New Year’s party in January 2024 in Kandivli when she was a minor. She also claimed that, later, he promised her a catering job and took her to Pune, where he raped her again and clicked obscene photos. About a month and a half ago, he allegedly took her to a bungalow in Pune with a friend, and both men took turns raping her and filming the act.