A woman intern photojournalist was allegedly gangraped by five men in Parel area in central Mumbai tonight, police said.
The incident took place at around 8 PM near Shakti Mills in Lower Parel area when the 23-year-old woman, working with an English magazine, was on an assignment, doing a story on ‘chawl’, they said.
She was accompanied by a male friend.
According to police, the men tied up the friend and raped the woman.
The victim has been admitted to Jaslok Hospital. Preliminary reports suggested that she has sustained multiple internal injuries, police said.
A gangrape case has been registered in N M Joshi Marg police station, they said, adding that the statement of the victim’s friend has been recorded and sketches of the culprits are being prepared.
Police claimed the victim has identified two of the accused by their names. The girl told police that two of them were calling each other as Rupesh and Sajid, they said.
Some drug addicts have been picked up by police from the area for questioning.