Sakinaka rape case: Mumbai woman brutally beaten with sticks dies in hospital
Local police said the 30-year-old woman was raped and brutally murdered while undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital. The victim was found unconscious on 9 September on Khairani Road in Saki Naka area. According to the police, the woman was raped and then beaten with a rod, with the rapist allegedly hitting her genitals with a rod and throwing the body on the ground. road before leaving.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday on Khairani Road in Sakinaka area of north-west Mumbai and police found him lying in a pool of blood around 3 am on Friday.
Senior police inspector Balwant Deshmukh of Sakinaka police station said the accused, identified as Mohan Chavan (45), a local resident, was arrested hours after the brutal crime and is being questioned.
Police immediately admitted the victim to BMC’s Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar in a critical condition and Deshmukh said she was undergoing treatment.
Police teams were waiting for the woman to regain consciousness so that she could record her statement, thereby shedding light on the entire episode, even as the CCTV footage of the surroundings and questioning of potential witnesses continued.
Meanwhile, the incident was strongly condemned by Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Speaker Neelam Gorhe, Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande, several women activists and common people, many of whom demanded immediate passage of the Power Act, which mandates death for rape. punishment is proposed.
Top police officials are monitoring the investigation and involvement of others in the crime that shook people on the eve of Ganeshotsav, the state’s biggest festival.
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