Mumbai rape: 2 more arrested
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Indian police arrested a third man in connection with the gang-rape of a journalist in Mumbai, an official said yesterday, in a case that has drawn comparisons with an attack in December that led to nationwide protests and a revision of rape laws.
News of Thursday’s attack sparked street protests and uproar in parliament and put the spotlight back on women’s safety in India, where memories of the rape and murder of a student in New Delhi last December are still fresh.
Many Indians have questioned whether, despite a toughening of rape laws after last year’s attack, India is any safer. The latest assault was in the financial capital Mumbai, which is generally considered India’s safest city for women.
The 22-year-old victim, a photo journalist, was admitted to hospital where she is in a stable condition. Police have released sketches of the suspects and say they will ask the government to have the case conducted in a fast-track court.
One man was arrested on Friday in connection with the attack, and Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh told reporters yesterday a second suspect had been arrested. “He has admitted that he has done wrong,” Singh said, adding that the other suspects may have fled to the city’s suburbs.
Police arrested a third suspect later in the day, Singh said in a phone text message, but did not elaborate.
The attack took place shortly before sunset in a former industrial district that is now one of the city’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. The woman was at an abandoned textile mill on assignment with a male colleague.
They were separated by the attackers and the woman’s colleague was tied up with a belt while she was assaulted.
Meanwhile, the trials of the four men and one juvenile accused of the December attack are expected to conclude within three weeks. Closing arguments in the trial of the four adult suspects started on Thursday.
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