Thane youth held 16-year-old girl under digital arrest for 3 months, sexually assaulted her

A youth from Thane allegedly subjected a 16-year-old girl from Nagpur to three months of 'digital arrest', controlling her through mobile access, threats, and continuous video calls. During this period, the girl was held captive, sexually assaulted, and injured with a knife on multiple occasions. Her parents filed a missing person complaint, prompting police to launch an investigation and rescue the victim. Authorities subsequently traced items linked to the assault to local pet shops in the area.