India, Aug. 7 -- The alleged abduction, sexual assault and torture of a 16-year old girl in Nagpur by a 20-year-old Thane resident took a dramatic turn on Thursday, with the accused, Nirmay Madhav Pakhare, being rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital after complaining of severe chest pain and multiple injuries.

Pakhare's lawyer, advocate Prakash Jaiswal, claimed his client suffered injuries to his eyes, chest and other parts of his body due to assault in police custody. "The seriousness of his condition can be gauged from the fact that he has been admitted to the ICU (intensive care unit). He somehow survived and we are worried about his health," Jaiswal told Hindustan Times.

But police officers working on the case refute...