The accused were booked for offences under Sections 376D (Rape), 376(2)(n) (repeatedly raping same woman), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 292 (circulating obscene material), 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, which penalises publishing or transmitting any obscene material online.
As per the prosecution case, the survivor had met the prime accused Hardik in 2013 and became friends.
Later, Hardik forced himself on her and this started a series of abusive acts and threats. He obtained her nude pictures and threatened to make the same viral unless she submitted to his demands.
Source: Barandbench
