Mumbai woman, raped and brutalised in Saki Naka, dies in hospital – Times of India

MUMBAI: The 32-year-old woman, who was raped and brutally assaulted in Saki Naka early on Friday, succumbed to her injuries on Saturday.
The victim fought for 36 hours for life in Rajawadi hospital.
The accused has been arrested. He was identified and tracked with the help of CCTV footage within a few hours of the incident.
Police said the accused did not reveal whether he had raped the victim before brutally inserting pipe in her private parts.
At around 3.15am on Friday a security guard near Chandivli Studio called the police control room and alerted that a woman was beaten and asked for police help.
DCP (Zone X) Maheshwar Reddy said the Sakinaka police team reached the location within 10 minutes and found the injured woman bleeding in a stationed tempo vehicle.
She was immediately rushed to the hospital.
The DCP confirmed the woman succumbed due to severe injury for which she had undergone multiple surgeries.
According to the doctor’s report, the victim got a lacerated wound involving the vagina, perineum and Anus.
“The accused has been booked under the IPC sections for murder, rape, unnatural offence and sexual harassment,” said the police.
The victim used to live on the roadside and do odd jobs.
The accused is a driver.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma has taken serious cognizance of the incident.
Chief 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 development.
Nawab Malik ensures speedy investigation
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik condoled the demise of the victim and ensured speedy investigation of the matter.
Speaking to ANI, Malik said that it was sad that the woman was no more. “The accused has been arrested and the government will definitely file a charge-sheet within the time frame,” he stated.
“Fast track court should be set up for this case and there should be a punishment that warns people against committing such a heinous crime and also conveys the state government’s stand on it,” Malik added.
BJP targets MVA govt over women’s safety
The BJP in Maharashtra sought capital punishment for the accused involved in the rape case and also hit out at the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government over the issue of women’s safety.
“I know that awarding a sentence is in the hands of the judiciary. But I feel the culprit should be hanged to death,” Devendra Fadnavis said.
He added, “The onus of this incident is entirely on the state government because there is no respect left for the law. It is horrible to know the kind of pain that she had to go through. I am deeply anguished by her death. I cannot describe my feelings in words. It is not only shameful, but it has made me angry. The state needs to take some action.”
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)