NAGPUR: The 19-year-old Thane youth arrested late Monday for keeping the teenage daughter of a senior government official in captivity for 24 hours and sexually torturing her was quickly moved from Hudkeshwar police station's dingy 8ftx8ft lock-up to the air-conditioned ICU of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) trauma center early Thursday after complaining of serious health issues.The accused and the survivor are recovering in the same government-run hospital. While the 16-year-old struggles with emotional and physical anguish in the gynecological ward where she had plastic surgery, the Thane teenager found solace in the air-conditioned chamber.Accused gets ICU comfortThe accused, from a wealthy Thane neighborhood, demanded VIP treatment in jail and began bashing his head and face against the lock-up floor and walls after midnight, injuring himself, police claimed.
Uncooperative during interrogation, the kid refused to give his encrypted phone password and that of the survivor, requiring authorities to engage cyber specialists to obtain their communication history.TOI found extra air in the pericardial cavity and an orbital bone fracture in the youth's GMCH medical report. Doctors recognized these symptoms during the necessary medical checkup and sent him to the ICU, arranging an advanced CT scan to measure his chest cavity air content.Libido-enhancing drug overdoses can cause major cardiac issues. According to a leading medical specialist at the government-run hospital, intense sexual exertion may have caused air suction around the heart. Doctors ordered 24-hour supervision of the kid.Police were surprised that the accused's parents did not appear at the police station as a police team methodically searched their Thane house for computer gadgets, storage media, papers, and other evidence. Top police sources reported finding surgical blades and sex devices in the accused's bedroom.A senior police official claimed a close family member has traveled to Nagpur but is ignoring calls and not aiding the inquiry
The teens complained about the lock-up's poor light, insects, and stinky lavatory and wanted pizza for lunch. During the medical checkup, he accused cops and complained of serious health difficulties. This forced physicians to take him to the ICU, stated a Hudkeshwar police official. Sources said police are monitoring his activities outdoors.Police requested magisterial custody after presenting the accused's medical report to the special POCSO court on Thursday. Custodial questioning was necessary because the accused stonewalled, shouted tantrums, and refused to divulge the passwords of the confiscated mobile phones, according to the prosecution. After hearing the arguments, the judge granted magisterial custody and reserved police's authority to request custody after leaving the hospital.Police think the accused's phone holds vital information on other possible victims, and computer professionals can unlock it to safeguard them.GMCH surgeons repaired serious surgical blade wounds on the survivor's left hand using cosmetic surgery. Her late-night escape from a Dighori leased flat left her shackled and tied, sexually assaulted, forced to take sex-enhancing medications, and with many knife and belt injuries.
