A 22-year-old gym trainer, Arif Shaikh, has been taken into custody following grave accusations from a 23-year-old woman
NALASOPARA: A 22-year-old gym trainer and social media influencer has been arrested by Nalasopara police after a 23-year-old woman accused him of repeatedly raping her on the pretext of marriage. The complainant has also alleged that he lured 70 to 80 women into relationships, recorded obscene videos of them and sold the footage on pornographic websites. She alleged that he had trapped at least 70 to 80 women in a similar manner and sold their videos on pornographic websites.
Police said they were investigating the allegations and verifying the claims. Some obscene videos of women have been found on the mobile phone, and we are investigating the matter from that angle,” said Vishal Valvi, senior police inspector at Nalasopara police station. The accused, identified as Arif Shaikh, was arrested late Monday night after the woman approached the police. His mother, Ruksana, and cousin Sahil Shaikh have also been named in the case. The woman claimed that she later found videos on Arif’s mobile phone showing him engaging in sexual acts with several women. Police are examining the videos allegedly recovered from his mobile phone and investigating whether other women were also targeted. “We have received a complaint from one woman and registered a case accordingly. He added that the allegations made by the complainant were being verified.
She subsequently approached local Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionaries for assistance and lodged a complaint with Nalasopara police on Monday night.
Sanjeev Mehra, a local MNS functionary, said the matter needed to be investigated in detail, particularly in view of the alleged videos involving several women. Local MNS leaders have demanded a thorough investigation into the allegations.