The complainant asserted that from June 2022 to November 4, 2023, Bhati and his close associates threatened him and told him not to go to court to testify.
Meanwhile, ACP (Chomu) Sujeet Shankar said that the victim's family told the police that they received a call from her at around 7:30 pm on Thursday. The family claimed that the victim had marks of injuries on her body when they found her. The victim reportedly informed her family that the accused had forced her to consume alcohol and then raped her.
The denial of Rodrigues' appeal, following the rejection by the High Court in Sharjah, underscores the complexities of a case that has gripped international attention.