No arrests yet in Mankhurd shelter case

MUMBAI: The Govandi police is yet to make any arrests in the case lodged against employees of Navjeevan Sudhar Kendra, the state-run shelter at Mankhurd. The current and former superintendent of the shelter were booked along with other staffers on the basis of reports of unhygienic and abusive conditions at the home. The Bombay high court had on Friday directed the police to register an FIR.
The accused include medical superintendent Shobha Shelar, ex-superintendant and probationary officer S Dighe and caretaker Patil. An additional charge of rape has been applied against five unknown persons as media reports had quoted one of the inmates saying that several women at the shelter were being raped by armed men at night. "Further investigations will reveal identities of the persons accused of rape," said an IPS officer. The accused have been booked under sections 376, 450, 201, 504, 506, 509 and 34 of the IPC.