Noida apartment horror: Woman forced to undress as delivery boy holds her child at knifepoint

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A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly holding a child at knifepoint to force his mother to undress, recording the act and then blackmailing the woman for over two months, according to a report by TOI.

The accused, identified as Gaurav, who works as a hairdresser and also delivers groceries and milk, was taken into custody by the Surajpur police. He faces charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act.

The incident, as detailed in the FIR, began on July 10. Gaurav arrived at the woman’s fourth-floor apartment under the pretext of speaking with her. Once inside, he allegedly pulled a knife and held it to the neck of her sleeping son. The woman stated that he threatened to kill the boy if she resisted and forced her to undress while he recorded videos and took photographs.

In her statement, the woman said was cited by TOI say saying, "When I refused, he threatened to kill my children. He said he would throw my daughter into a drain. Fearing for their lives, I complied."

Following the initial assault, Gaurav allegedly began a sustained campaign of blackmail. He repeatedly visited her flat to warn her against contacting the police. The harassment escalated to the point where he allegedly scaled the balcony of her fourth-floor flat at night.

The situation reached a critical point on September 2 when, as reported by TOI, Gaurav sent the explicit videos to her husband, who works in Ahmedabad, uploaded some clips online and then showed up at her door around 6 am.

This final act prompted the terrified woman to call the emergency police helpline. An officer from the Surajpur police station said that while Gaurav fled before initial police efforts to locate him, he was subsequently tracked down and arrested.

"He was booked under BNS sections 76 (assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe) and 351 (3) (criminal intimidation), along with provisions of IT Act. His phone has been seized," the officer confirmed to TOI. Police are now investigating his phone to determine if he has targeted others in a similar manner.