Mumbai: Deaf woman's report uncovers serial sexual assaults
A 22-year-old deaf and mute woman has come forward to report that Mahesh Ramesh Pawar allegedly raped her back in 2009, when she was still a minor.
She reported that Pawar spiked her drink at a friend's place in Vakola, Santacruz, and assaulted her while she was unconscious.
The story only surfaced now after an explicit video of her appeared on WhatsApp.
What's happening now
After the complaint on December 13, police quickly tracked down Pawar in Virar using his phone data and arrested him within hours.
When they checked his phone, they found several obscene videos of other minor girls—including a deaf and mute girl—who were reportedly drugged and assaulted in the same way.
Police believe there may be more victims, so the case has been moved to Vakola police for deeper investigation and forensic analysis of his devices.