Female Photojournalist Gang-Raped in Mumbai

A female photo journalist working on an assignment to capture photos of old buildings in Mumbai was raped by five men on Thursday evening in an abandoned textile mill.

According to reports, Police arrested five men from the area in connection with the gang-rape, but the Mumbai commissioner, Satya Pal Singh, refused to give any details about those arrested, saying it was "a sensitive case".

"The woman, who is around 22 years old, had gone inside the Shakti Mills compound at about 6pm along with a young man who was carrying the cameras," Singh said. "Five men who were inside the derelict textile mill first accused the woman's companion of being wanted for a murder, tied him up with a belt, then took the woman aside and took turns raping her."

This has provoked national outrage similar to the aftermath of last year's fatal gang-rape of a physiotherapist in Delhi.

Meanwhile, the victim was taken to the Jaslok hospital after the attack, where doctors said her medical condition was stable.