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In a horrific case of brutality in Gurugram, a man poured sanitiser on a 19-year-old woman and tried to set her on fire.
The victim is currently admitted to a hospital in Delhi.
The case of extreme cruelty occurred in the Badshahpur police station area of Gurugram. FIR was registered against Shivam, after he allegedly tried to set his live-in partner on fire after pouring sanitiser on her and recorded a video during the act.
The police have registered a case under serious sections and started an investigation. Sections 115, 118(1), 118(2), 127(2), 69 and 351(2) of BNS have been invoked in the FIR. The FIR was filed on February 19, 2026, at 8:35 p.m.
The FIR, registered based on her statement, states that he was having a physical relationship with her under the pretext of marriage, thrashing her and subjecting her to violence.
According to the FIR, the victim is originally from Tripura and was living in a PG facility in Sector-69, Gurugram, while pursuing a B.Sc. in Biotechnology. The victim, a student, met Shivam from Narela, Delhi, through an online app and they began talking in September 2025, which later led to meetings.
The victim alleged that the accused established forced physical relations with her under the pretext of marriage. They lived together in Gurugram for some time. During this period, the accused began doubting her and started physically assaulting her.
According to the statement recorded in the FIR, on February 16, 2026, the accused brutally thrashed the victim.
The victim also alleged that the accused recorded nude videos of her.
On the night of February 18, the victim managed to use the accused’s phone to tell her mother everything in Bengali, as the accused did not understand the language. Her mother then called 112. The police arrived at the spot and admitted the victim to the Sector-10 government hospital.
Initially, doctors declared her unfit to give a statement and later referred her to a hospital in Delhi. There, the doctors declared her fit to give a statement, after which the police recorded her detailed testimony.
Published – February 22, 2026 11:44 am IST
