Belarusian, 19, locked up, beaten and sexually abused by internet BF

A 19yearold Belarusian woman was allegedly held captive by her livein partner in Ahmedabad Gujarat in a rented apartment for 21 days Though the teen wanted to return to her city Minsk her partnermdash38yearold Nikunj Maheriyamdashallegedly broke her mobile phone snatched the 2000 she had and beat her up When a reliable source appraised midday of the matter we alerted Narasimha Komar ADG Law amp Order of the Gujarat PoliceKomar then swung into action and alerted his team members about the stranded teenager Sources in the Gujarat police told midday that a Special Operation Group SOG team was roped in for the rescue operation while the Khokhara police in Ahmedabad also helped outThe Gujarat police team with the teenagerldquoThe girl had left her hometown Minsk the capital of Belarus on May 3 and she had told her mother that she was going to Moscow But she flew down to New Delhi where she met Maheriya The duo travelled to Ahmedabad where they started to live together in a rented apartmentrdquo said the sourceThe source added that the duo met on the internet and decided to spend their lives together But after a few days Maheriya reportedly abused her sexually and also snatched her cellphone and broke it The teenager was alarmed but could do nothing other than rue her fate as she was held hostage at the rented apartment which is close to the Baroda Express HighwayMaheriya would also physically assault her said the source who added ldquoSince she does not speak any Indian language she was in a fix She smartly requested her abusive partner to allow her to use her laptop with which she was able to post an SOS message on a forum visited by the Russian community Since she posted the SOS message in Russian her livein partner could not interpret itrdquoThe teenrsquos SOS message reads ldquoI am from Belarus I flew in to take the SAT exam since it is not accepted in Belarus and Russia and I could not get a Schengen visa Before that I met a young man we communicated well and he said that I could fly to him pass my exams and together we could relax here I flew in but he broke my phone took all my money 2000 constantly tries to take my laptop away beats me and makes me hysterical Before that he hid my passport Now he wont let me go outside and I cant call the police because he broke my phone If I scream and try to call for help he beats me and shuts my mouthrdquoShe had also mentioned her location on the forum that was shared by midday with the top officers of Gujarat Police to rescue her The law enforcement team immediately traced the location and entered the apartment along with a Russian translator to easily communicate with the teen said R P Vidaja a subinspector of Khokhara police stationldquoThe girl came in contact with Maheriya through an online chatting platform She reached Ahmedabad on May 5 Initially they loved each other but later the relationship turned sourrdquo said Vidaja ldquoMaheriyarsquos parents and his brother live in Washington DC and he lives alone in Ahmedabad in the apartment We have asked the girl to know if she wants to register any complaint against Maheriya but she refused to press chargesrdquo he addedAn SOG officer Inspector Chirag Gosai said ldquoShe wants to go back to her country We have made all the arrangements The girl has also spoken to her mother and embassy officials She has no complaints at allrdquo ldquoAfter rescuing the girl we kept her at a hotel where women police officers are accompanying herrdquo Gosai added Meanwhile the source said ldquoThe girl was sexually abused and physically assaulted Her partner broke her cellphone and snatched her cash Since the girl is completely terrified she prefers to go back to her countryrdquoldquoIf she registers a first information report FIR against Maheriya she will be bound to stay back in India to complete the police investigation This is the reason why she is not registering a case against him in Ahmedabad Maheriya had also called the girlrsquos mother in Minsk and told her that she couldnrsquot do anything to him as she was in a foreign countryrdquo said the sourceldquoThis alarmed the mother who had also approached the embassy office in Belarus and the Embassy of Belarus in New Delhi was alertedrdquo the source added At the time of going to press on Friday night midday learnt that embassy officials facilitated her ticket to Belarus and she was about to board a flight When contacted Maheriya said ldquoShe was in love with me This is the reason she flew down from Belarus to India and decided to live together I have neither sexually abused nor beaten her She is making false allegations and the cops have brought me to the police stationrdquo According to Gosai Maheriya used to work as a masseuse in a spa He is now into online gaming he addedMay 3Day teenager left Minsk5 MayDay teenager reached Ahmedabad