A third year nursing student was captivated and sexually assaulted by a 25-year-old youth at Yugantar Colony; a case of sexual assault was registered by Awadhpuri police on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim is a resident of Betul and came to meet the accused on Wednesday where she was captivated and sexually assaulted.
In her complaint the victim stated that she was held captive by the accused at Yugantar Colony and was threatened to withdraw the complaint filed against him. She was sexually assaulted by the accused.
Victim became friends with the accused in the year 2012 when she was pursuing B Sc (Nursing) from Indore and developed relationship with the accused. On the pretext of marrying her accused sexually exploited her and later when the victim asked for marriage he denied after which she lodged a complaint in Indore.
On April 20 the accused contacted victim and told her to visit Bhopal to settle down the issue and they would talk about their marriage. The victim came to the city and met the accused who kept her captive till April 21 and later the victim lodged a complaint with the Awadhpuri police.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 366 and 376 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The police failed to find the accused at his apartment and search for the accused has been intensified. The details of the accused would be searched.