Mumbai gangrape: Complete coverage

Cops arrest fifth accused from Delhi, all suspects apprehended
The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested the fifth accused from New Delhi in the gangrape case of a 22-year-old photojournalist. The fourth accused was also arrested on Sunday morning in Mumbai.u00a0(Read more)

Mumbai Cops leave rape scene unguarded
Less than 48 hours after the sickening rape at Shakti Mills in Mahalaxmi, our correspondents find the scene of crime unguarded, save a plastic tape surrounding the place, which says ‘work in progress'. Experts slam callous cops, say crucial evidence could go missingu00a0(Read more)

Rapists slept, watched films after crime
Cops arrest two more accused in Mahalaxmi rape case, massive manhunt on for gang leaders Saleem and Kasim Bangaliu00a0(Read more)

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 wouldn't go to the police station. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi

Docs conduct forensic tests on rape accused
Doctors at Nagpada Police Hospital collect blood, hair and semen samples of the accused, send them to Kalina forensic lab for analysisu00a0(Read more)

Did callous cops help rape mastermind escape?
Main accused Kasim Bangali's mother says Agripada cops called up her son at 11 pm on Thursday and asked him to come to the police station. Kasim promptly switched off his phone and escaped (Read more)

Braveheart recovers under all-women medical team
A posse of cops are on round-the-clock guard inside and outside the Jaslok Hospital. The 22-year-old victim's condition, meanwhile, has improved and she is talking to her family members, say doctorsu00a0(Read more)

Rape accused regular offenders
Shakti Mill rapists arrested for petty crimes in the pastu00a0(Read more)

Third arrest in Mumbai gangrape
A third accused in the gangrape of a woman photo-journalist was arrested here Saturday even as a court sent two other accused, including one arrested earlier in the day, to police custody till Aug 30u00a0(Read more)

Cops to grill two accused till August 30
A Mumbai magistrate Saturday remanded Vijay Jadhav and co-accused Chand Babu Sattar Shaikh in the gangrape of a woman photo-journalist to police custody till Aug 30u00a0(Read more)

Second accused nabbed by Mumbai Police
The investigation into the gang-rape inched ahead as police nabbed another of the four absconding accused, taking the total arrests to two so far, an official said on Saturday. (Read more)

Traumatised, but brave victim heads to hospital, helps cop
Battered and bleeding, the 22- year- old braveheart headed straight to Jaslok Hospital and spoke to doctors, who immediately collected crucial samples that will serve as evidence; she then gave a complete statement to the police and even provided the names of two of her assailants. (Read more)

Victim's colleague took cops around crime spot, identified rapist
Despite being brutally assaulted by the five rapists, the male colleague ( identity protected) who accompanied the 22- year- old victim to Shakti Mills Compound did not back down from helping her. (Read more)

Are the accused hiding in Vashi, Govandi?
After arresting one of the offenders, cops have been tracing the locations of the absconders through their mobile phones. (Read more)

Shakti Mills, a haven for druggies
The compound, with its overgrown foliage, offers a perfect hideout and the structures inside with broken pillars, stairs and windows resemble a haunted mansion. (Read more)

Police cover for female scribes in isolated spots: Home Min
Embattled Home Minister RR Patil assures protection for female media persons, special campaign to displace anti- social elements from secluded areas. (Read more)

State grants Rs 15 crore for police investigations
Taking note of the fact that these officers often have to spend from their own pockets while travelling to solve cases, the state home department has earmarked the funds to be used exclusively to reimburse them. (Read more)

A view of Shakti Mills from our photographer's lens
On Thursday night, a couple of hours after the young journalist was gangraped at Shakti Mills, Sayed Sameer Abedi was on the spot. (View photos)

I was shocked to seeu00a0that such a place actually existed in S Mumbai: Senior photojournalist
Our u00a0photographer Sayed Sameer Abedi's first- person account of what he saw when he reached the spot. (Read more)

Photojournalists refuse to bow down to fear
MiD DAY speaks to women photojournalists, who say that even though they are distressed, they will continue to do their job. (Read more)

Scribes unite to demand stricter laws
Over 100 media persons sporting black bands over their mouths collected at Hutatma Chowk protesting against the gang rape of the 22- year- old photojournalist. (Read more)

'Need to change mindset of people'
City residents feel that unless boys are taught to respect women from an early age, there will be no change in the condition of women. (Read more)

Celebs tweet their outrage
Celebtrities take to Twitter to express disgust over the recent gang rape incident in the city. Here's what they say... (Read more)

'Security at mills need to be beefed up'
Chairperson of the Forum of Environmental Journalists of India, Darryl D'Monte also adds that Shakti Mills should have been turned into an open space rather than letting it fall into ruins. (Read more)