Mumbai: Four held for gang-rape of mentally challenged woman

MUMBAI: Saki Naka police on Wednesday arrested four persons, including a minor, on charges of gang-raping a 20-year-old mentally challenged woman in Sakinaka The fifth suspect is on the run, police said. The survivor was taken to a hillock on Tuesday (August 20) where she was gangraped, the police further said, adding she returned home at night and told her parents about her ordeal.
The five accused have been identified as Baban Salvi, Mohammed Khan, Deepak Mane, Prathamesh Gandhi and a 17-year-old who is known to the survivor.“On the pretext of taking a stroll, they lured the survivor to the hillock and assaulted her,” said a police officer.
The survivor went missing around 3 pm. When she didn’t return till late, her parents went searching for her and finally approached the police. Based on their complaint, police tracked the accused. They have been booked for wrongful restraint, gangrape and criminal intimidation. They are in police custody. The minor accused has been sent to a correction home.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)