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Satara Crime: 9th-grade student repeatedly assaulted under the guise of ghost possession in Phaltan
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News18•07-10-2026, 11:18
Satara Crime: 9th-grade student repeatedly assaulted under the guise of ghost possession in Phaltan
- •A shocking incident of witchcraft and superstition has emerged in Phaltan, Satara, where a 14-year-old minor girl was repeatedly sexually assaulted.
- •The 25-year-old accused has been identified as Saurabh Nana Madane, who was previously acquainted with the victim's family.
- •The accused gained the victim's trust by falsely claiming a ghost had entered her body and faking its removal through witchcraft.
- •He took the victim to an old house on multiple occasions, threatening to kill her parents if she disclosed the assaults.
- •The heinous crime came to light after the terrified girl left her home and narrated the entire ordeal to her family, leading to a case under the POCSO and Anti-Superstition Acts.
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A case has been registered against the 25-year-old accused, Saurabh Nana Madane, at the Phaltan City Police Station under both the POCSO Act and the Anti-Superstition Act.
The suspect, who was acquainted with the family, claimed a ghost entered the victim's body and faked removing it through witchcraft. He then took her to an old house on the pretext of dropping her off at school, where he forcibly assaulted her while threatening to kill her parents.
Out of fear of defamation and the suspect, the victimized minor left her house and went to Wai, where she narrated the entire ordeal to her family members. Prompt police action followed as a case was subsequently registered against the accused.
