The Jalgaon rape case was a major case of human trafficking, rape, murder, and sexual slavery that took place in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
[1] The women, many of them college students, were promised help with university exams in exchange for nude photos which they were later blackmailed with.
[4] Later the victims would be shown the photos and be told to meet at a local hotel where they would be raped.
[5] The first complaint was filed on June 25th 1994 by a medical officer from a local hospital on behalf a sexual assault victim.
[6] Victims were initially hesitant to come forward or later recanted statements made to the police,[7] leading to many of the people involved to be charged with possession of obscene material instead of sexual assault.