Photojournalists of Mumbai protest against the gangrape of a photojournalist in the city

Searching for clues: Even as cops arrested few of the accused, they continued to hunt for leads at the mill and comb the tracks at Mahalaxmi, the spot where the accused dropped her so that she wouldnt go to the police station.

We want justice: Female Indian photojournalists are supported by male colleagues during a protest rally in Mumbai against the gang rape

MUMBAI GANG RAPE

There have been huge protests against rape in India in recent months and yet again we come across another horrifying case of Mumbai. A 22-year-old photojournalist was gang-raped by five men in the Indian city of Mumbai.This incident took place on 22 August 2013 between 5 pm and 6 pm when the

girl and her colleague were at Shakti Mill , near the railway tracks in the Mahalaxmi area.They had come there to shoot for a magazine assignment.Then suddenly five men entered the mill forcefully saying that they both had tresspassed into railway property and they would have to accompany them to their senior officers. A dispute occurred during which the men attacked the girl and her colleague.Firstly the colleague was beaten up badly and later three of them took the girl to a corner and raped her one by one.They then left the mill compund, leaving both of them injured. The victim's family lodged a complaint of rape at the N M Joshi Marg police station late on 22nd August and the girl was admitted to Jaslok Hospital . The police released sketches of the suspects based on descriptions given by the woman and her colleague, and formed several teams to track them. Commissioner Singh said the area where the attack took place was very isolated and the men may have been local drug dealers. The attack was discussed in India's Parliament, where junior Home Minister R.P.N. Singh told lawmakers that

the government had asked the state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, for a detailed report on the attack. About 1,000 people, including members of several local journalists' associations, gathered in south Mumbai to stage a silent protest. Some wore black armbands, while others carried placards reading 'Stop rape' and 'City of shame'. In contrast to Delhi, Mumbai has long been considered a safer place for women to travel alone, even at night. '(Mumbai)' has this sense of security ... but these things make us feel that maybe we are not really that safe,' said A. L. Sharada, director of Population First, an NGO that works on women's rights issues. 'Women should be able to move freely and take up work. Why should we be worrying about something bad happening to us all the time?' Ms Sharada added. Commissioner Singh said the federal government had recommended that the 'harshest' punishment be handed down to anyone found guilty in the case. Accused Vijay Jadhav, Kasim Bengali, Salim Ansari and Siraj Rehman have been charged with rape, conspiracy, common intention, unnatural sex and charges under Information Technology Act on October18. The juvenile

accused in the case will be tried before the Juvenile Justice Board.