Gurugram:Around 10 p.m. on February 16, a mother's phone rang in horror from Gurugram, Haryana. "I don't have time, I will be killed...A man named Shivam has been assaulting me for three days," her terrified 19-year-old daughter from Tripura, who is studying biotechnology, whispered. He will kill me today after hitting and burning me." The young woman described unspeakable horrors during the brief call, her voice a lifeline in the darkness as she described being trapped and brutalized by her live-in partner.
Three days of constant tortureShe had connected with Shivam, a man from Narela, Delhi, through a dating app, and he had enticed her with promises of marriage. Instead, using sadistic cruelty, he imprisoned her in a room for three days. He slashed her body with a knife, including her legs, recorded naked videos for blackmail, burned her privates several times a day with flames fueled by sanitizer, and peed on her. He slammed her head against furniture and walls, hit her with an earthen pot and a steel bottle, and vowed to prevent her from walking or having children.
The victim's escape and the prompt action of the motherSeizing a moment alone with Shivam's phone on the evening of February 18, the victim sent her mother a message in Bengali, a language the accused was unable to comprehend, detailing the depth of her suffering. In a panic, the mother dialed 112 right away. The seriously injured student was rescued by Gurugram police from the Badshahpur station, who then took her to a government hospital where she is currently battling for her life.
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Police investigation and ongoing caseUnder BNS sections 115, 118(1), 118(2), 127(2), 69, and 351(2)—which cover rape, assault, grievous harm, and criminal intimidation—authorities filed a formal complaint. While the victim's condition is still critical, the investigation looks into the extreme violence in the Badshahpur area of Gurugram. Her mother's story highlights a betrayal that transformed a bright student's life into an abusive nightmare.