The victim girl mentions in the FIR that she has been raped and sexually exploited by the accused. The complaint also mentions accused Sheikh's wife Sofiana who threatened the victim.
The Gujarat HC observed that rape is rape even if it is committed by a husband against his wife and disagreed with the marital rape exception provided under Section 375 of the IPC.
The chargesheet also includes a section related to murder as it was alleged that the violent mob that paraded the two tribal women had also killed two family members of the women victims.
Russell Brand believed there was a deeply troubling agenda behind the allegations, "namely the fact that he is an alternative media broadcaster competing with the mainstream media"
26-year-old Hindu girl from the Ambejogai region of Beed district was trapped in a love affair, raped, assaulted, and then forced to marry by the accused identified as Amir Tamboli from the Pune district. She was also looted for money, asked to make nude video calls, and was forced to take Islamic education post-conversion.