National Commission for Women takes cognizance of Sakinaka rape case

A 30yearold woman who was raped and brutalized with rods remains unconscious and critical in a civic hospital As the incident sparked outrage all over the state the National Commission for Women took note of it here on SaturdayNCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has taken serious cognizance of this barbaric incident where a woman was raped and brutalized in MumbaiChief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has also taken grave note of the incident and is discussing it with concerned officials while Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis said he was shocked over the developmentTerming the incident as sad and shocking Home Minister Diip WalsePatil said that the arrested accused would be given the most stringent punishmentMumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that the victim remains unconscious and is being treated at the BMCs Rajawadi Hospital in GhatkoparShiv Sena MLC Dr Manisha Kayande visited the hospital and informed that the victim has undergone on surgery and is still seriousAlso ReadMumbai 30yearold woman raped and brutalised in Sakinaka remains criticalAs per information the victim is married and has two kids Whether the act is committed by one person or more is not known and it is a matter of investigation she told mediapersons laterAccording to police the woman was first raped and beaten with a rod then the rapist allegedly shoved a rod in her private parts dumped her body on a desolate stretch before decamping from thereThe incident took place on the intervening night of ThursdayFriday on Khairani Road of the Sakinaka area of northwest MumbaiAfter a caller alerted the Control Room police rushed there and recovered the woman lying in a pool of blood around 330 am on FridayThe police immediately rushed the victim in a critical condition to the BMCs Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar and Deshmukh said she remains under treatmentSakinaka Police Station Senior Police Inspector Balwant Deshmukh said that the accused identified as a local Mohan Chavan 45 was arrested hours after the dastardly crimeHe has been charged under Indian Penal Code Sections 307 376 323 and 504 and is being interrogated by a police teamThe police are waiting for the woman to regain her consciousness to record her statement which could throw light on the entire episodeThey are also scouring the CCTV footage of the vicinity and questioning potential witnesses in the area continuesThe incident was strongly condemned by Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe many women activists and commoners with many demanding the immediate passing of the Shakti Act which proposes death penalty for rapeKayande appealed to the CM to extend financial assistance to the traumatized victim under the states Manodhairya Scheme for her proper treatment and rehabilitationTop police officials are supervising the investigations and the possible involvement of others besides the arrestedaccused in the crime that shook the people on the eve of the states biggest festival Ganeshotsav which started on September 10This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever