Mumbai : The Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has instructed senior police officers to file a chargesheet in the case within a month in Sakinaka case. A 34-year old woman who was raped and brutally assaulted in a tempo parked in the Khairani road area of Mumbai’s Sakinaka, succumbed to her injuries on Saturday.
In a press release issued by CM’s office, Thackeray gave clear instructions to the officers to prepare a court case by appointing a special government prosecutor in the case from Sunday. He also directed the police to be more vigilant and take measures for the safety of women.
Moreover, the Chief Minister also said, ”it is our responsibility to deliver justice to the victim as now the case would be fast-tracked and the accused would be severely punished. He said that all forensic and electronic evidence related to the case should be properly submitted to the court.
The 32-year-old woman, who was raped and assaulted with an iron rod in Sakinaka on Friday, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital early on Saturday, police said. Police arrested a 45-year-old pavement dweller in connection with the crime on Friday after he was spotted in CCTV footage exiting an auto-rickshaw, officials familiar with the matter said. He has been booked for murder and rape among other charges and remanded to police custody till September 21
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