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This is an archive article published on July 25, 2009

Four suspected MNS activists held for gangrape of maid

A 13-year-old domestic maid was allegedly gang-raped by four persons suspected to be MNS activists in suburban Andheri,police said.

A 13-year-old domestic maid was allegedly gang-raped by four persons suspected to be Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists in suburban Andheri,police said.

The accused,identified as Ganesh Gatkal (29),Ganesh Kale (30),Narendra Salunkhe (26) and Umesh Borande (28),were arrested from Marol village,last evening,they said adding the victim also lives in the same locality.

According to the police,the victim was sexually assaulted on Sunday evening when she along with her elder sister was going to her aunt’s place.

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“The two girls were on Marol-Maroshi Road when an Indica car suddenly stopped in front of them and two of the four accused,who were in the vehicle,dragged them inside and drove to a nearby municipal garden near DHL compound,” senior police inspector P Suryavanshi said.

“When they got down at the garden,the victim’s elder sister managed to escape,” Suryavanshi said adding while Gatkar and Kale raped the minor,Salunkhe and Borande kept a watch.

The four had threatened the victim that they will kill her if she revealed the incident to anyone,he said.

“Interrogation has revealed that all the four men are from Raj Thackeray-led MNS activists,” he added.

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Meanwhile,Shiv Sena workers staged demonstration outside the police station demanding stringent action against the accused.

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