Mumbai gangrape: One person arrested, four others identified

Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh said the breakthrough was possible following a statement given by the victim's male colleague who was present at the time of the incident Thursday.

FP Archives|Aug 23, 2013, 15:48:40 IST

Mumbai: One person has been arrested and four people have been identified for their involvement in the brutal gangrape of a woman photojournalist at an abandoned mill in Mumbai, a police official said on Friday.Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh said the breakthrough was possible following a statement given by the victim's male colleague who was present at the time of the incident Thursday.[caption id="attachment_1055789" align="alignleft" width="380"] A sketch of one of the accused provided by the Mumbai police.[/caption]"While one person has been nabbed, four others involved in the incident have been identified and further investigations are underway," Singh told the media here.The 23-year-old photojournalist with an English magazine was allegedly gang-raped while on a photography assignment in the abandoned Shakti Mills Compound in Mahalaxmi around 6.30 pm on Thursday.Police came to know about it after the victim was taken to a hospital.Though police have identified all the accused, Singh declined to reveal their names.IANS

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