A 19-year-old BSc Biotechnology student from Tripura was rescued from a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Gurugram’s Sector 69 after being held captive and brutally tortured by her live-in partner, Shivam (19), between February 16 and 18, 2026. The accused allegedly poured sanitiser on her private parts and set them ablaze, urinated on her, and inflicted multiple knife wounds.
The survivor managed to alert her mother by making a secret phone call in Bengali—a language the accused did not understand—leading to her rescue by the Gurugram Police. Shivam was arrested on February 19 and faces charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including sexual intercourse by deceitful means and voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
Three Days Of Horror
The details of the confinement reveal a harrowing pattern of escalating violence. According to the survivor’s statement, Shivam used a steel bottle and an earthen pot to smash her head and recorded videos of the assault to further intimidate her. Her mother recounted a terrifying 10:00 PM phone call where the student pleaded, “I don’t have time, I will be killed.”
Medical reports from Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, where she is currently undergoing treatment, confirm multiple severe injuries and burns. Gurugram Police PRO Sandeep Kumar stated, “The girl was rescued and hospitalised; her condition is stable. We will seek the strictest maximum punishment for the accused.”
A Relationship Turned Into A Nightmare
The duo originally met through a mobile dating app in September 2025 and moved into the Sector 69 PG just days before the violence peaked. While the accused allegedly promised marriage to establish a physical relationship, he soon became “increasingly suspicious and violent,” according to the FIR.
This incident follows a previous assault in January where the survivor was reportedly pressured into silence. The victim’s family and legal counsel are now pressing for the addition of “attempt to murder” charges, arguing that the gravity of the torture transcends the current sections filed.
The Logical Indian’s Perspective
This case is a chilling reminder of the vulnerabilities young women face and the urgent need for more robust safety nets in urban spaces. At The Logical Indian, we believe that no person should ever feel unsafe in their own home or relationship. The sheer depravity of this act—the use of fire, the physical degradation and the psychological captive-taking—demands not just legal justice, but a societal shift in how we address intimate partner violence. We stand in solidarity with the survivor and her family, calling for an expedited trial to ensure that such brutality is met with the highest level of accountability.
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