Nagpur : In a disturbing case that has shocked the city, Sonegaon police have booked a Nagpur-based builder and four women on charges of rape, blackmail and criminal intimidation after a 24-year-old beautician alleged she was drugged and sexually assaulted under the pretext of resolving her financial difficulties.

According to the police complaint, the survivor, a married woman, had over time come into contact with four accused women, Reshma Saurabh Joshi (30), Sarla Sahu alias Nidhi Pandey (28), Ashwini Kamkar (34), and Pramila Sangharatra Meshram (45). Sarla, who runs a beauty parlour frequently visited by the victim, allegedly recorded an obscene video of her without consent during one of her visits.

The woman later expressed interest in buying a plot of land but backed out due to la

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