Accused of Filing Multiple False Rape Cases for Extortion
Jaipur, August 28, 2024:
In a major breakthrough, the Vaishali Nagar Police Station in Jaipur arrested a woman for allegedly filing over a dozen false rape and molestation cases across various police stations with the intent of blackmail and extortion. The woman, identified as Trisha Rathore alias Nisha Khan among other aliases, had allegedly used fake complaints as a tool to demand money from unsuspecting men by threatening them with false accusations of sexual assault.
According to police sources, the accused would often stop cars under the pretext of seeking a lift and then falsely accuse the drivers of molestation or rape. In several instances, she called the victims to hotels, extracted money under threat, and later filed false complaints under IPC Section 376 and related charges.
The Jaipur Police launched an investigation after a recent complaint was lodged by a man who was threatened and extorted. Surveillance footage, mobile location data, and technical evidence led to the arrest of Trisha Rathore on the night of August 27, 2024. The arrest was made from a hotel in Sodala, where she had summoned her latest target.
So far, 13 different FIRs have been linked to the accused across stations including Vaishali Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Jhotwara, and Kalwad, among others. Many of the cases are now suspected to be part of a broader pattern of fabricated allegations.
The woman had also allegedly contacted the Mahila Helpline in Delhi and other cities to lodge false reports, further manipulating legal avenues intended to protect genuine victims.
Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, Director of Ekam Nyaay Foundation, an NGO that assists victims of false rape cases, expressed strong concerns and said:
“Kudos to Judge Anuj Agarwal for looking at the plight of men whose lives are being destroyed due to false rape accusations and initiating perjury proceedings against women who lie about heinous crime like rape. However, proceedings should be initiated against such women under stricter provisions like BNS 248, 231, 227, and the state should compensate these men for being wrongly prosecuted. Police should also be held accountable for doing zero investigations under these cases and blindly believing the version of the prosecutrix even though technological evidence clearly belies her statements.”
This case has sparked discussions about the misuse of legal protections and the urgent need for reforms in how sexual assault allegations are handled to prevent abuse of the justice system.
