Mumbai rape accused will be prosecuted expeditiously: Shinde
New Delhi, Aug 26: The Maharashtra government will "do its utmost" to complete the investigation in the Mumbai gangrape case and prosecute the accused expeditiously, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday.
Making
a
statement
in
the
Lok
Sabha,
Shinde
said:
"All
the
five
accused
have
been
arrested.
Public
order
and
police
are
subjects
exclusively
dealt
with
by
the
state."
"The government of Maharashtra will do utmost to complete the investigation in the crime and prosecute the accused under law expeditiously," he said.
Shinde said he has spoken to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and was assured that the case would be tried in a fast track court and verdict would be announced fast.
A 22-year-old photojournalist was raped by five men in an abandoned textile mill complex in central Mumbai last week after her male colleague was beaten and tied-up.
IANS