The woman’s male companion was allegedly tied up while five men raped her near a deserted mill.
A 23-year-old magazine photojournalist was allegedly gang raped by five men at a deserted spot in one of Mumbai's upmarket areas.
The abandoned Shakti Mills where the alleged rape took place.
The unidentified woman visited an abandoned mill with a male friend for a photo assignment for a magazine she was interning with. The two were on their way back at around 8 p.m. when they were accosted by five men on a deserted street. The men allegedly tied up the woman's male companion, and took turns raping her.
The girl was taken to a hospital by her friend at 10 p.m. Reports say she has sustained multiple internal injuries but her condition is said to be stable.
She revealed the first names of two of the alleged rapists, Rupesh and Sajid, who she said were calling out to each other while raping her.
In a statement to the police the girl said the five men were present in the Shakti Mills compound. They started making lewd remarks and harassed her. When her friend intervened, two of them assaulted him. Three others took the woman inside the dilapidated structure and raped her.
The mill compound where the incident occurred is infamous for drug addicts. Police officials are combing the area for suspects.
