Molestation accused out on bail sets kin of victim's husband ablaze in Nanded

A man is fighting for his life in Nanded district of Maharashtra after he was allegedly set on fire by a molestation accused and his family members in Bendri village Naigaon tehsil reported the PTIThe incident occurred in the early hours of December 29 2025 shortly after the prime accused was released on bailThe victimrsquos wife had recently lodged a police complaint against the main accused Santosh Madhavrao Bendrikar who was charged with allegedly molesting a neighbour according to the PTIBendrikar was booked by the Naigaon police on December 22 and on December 28 after a weeklong search police arrested him in the Narsi areaThe police said that on the early hours of December 29 Bendrikar was released on bail and returned to the villageConfronted the victimrsquos husbandAccording to police officials Bendrikar accompanied by his father Madhav and brother Shivkumar confronted the victimrsquos husband at around 530 AM while he was tending to his buffaloes near a tin shedThey allegedly poured petrol on him and set him ablaze a police officer saidLocals rushed the man to hospital after hearing his screams He remains in critical condition in Nanded cityPolice actionThe Naigaon police immediately arrested all three accused who were later remanded in police custody on December 30 for further interrogationA fresh case of attempt to murder has been registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNSCommunity responseThe brutal nature of the crime has caused significant tension in Bendri villageSubDivisional Police Officer SDPO Shyam Panegaonkar visited the site to oversee the investigation and ensure law and orderTeenager trapped through Instagram kidnapped 4 heldA 15yearold Navi Mumbai boy was lured through a fake Instagram account and kidnapped for ransom by four young men before police moved swiftly and rescued him an official said on Thursday reported the PTIAccording to police the Class 10 student was befriended on Instagram by the accused who posed as a young girl Over time they built an emotional connection with the boy creating the impression of a romantic relationship and gaining his complete trust according to the PTIUsing this facade the accused invited him to meet at Nandivali in Kalyan East of Thane district The boy reached the location in an appbased cab said the officialHowever four young men kidnapped him and confined him in a room in a residential building They contacted his relatives and demanded a ransom of Rs 20 lakh sending a WhatsApp voice message to press their demand the news agency reportedProbe launchedAfter receiving a complaint from the teenagers parents on December 28 police used CCTV footage and technical analysis to trace the vehicle that had dropped off the boy at the location and tracked down its driverThe police gathered more inputs and raided a room at Nandivali rescued the boy and arrested the four accused within 24 hours of the complaint the official saidThe accused have been booked for kidnapping and extortion the official saidwith PTI inputs