Mumbai: Mumbai police on Saturday night arrested the third accused in connection with the gang rape of 23-year-old photojournalist, as hunt for the other two absconding accused continued for the second day today amid a massive public outrage.
The third accused, identified as Siraj Rehman, about 25-years-old, was nabbed from Mumbra area late in the evening, police sources said.He is likely to be produced before a magistrate on Sunday.
Earlier, Vijay Jadhav was arrested in the wee hours from Madanpura area by the elite Crime Branch personnel. “The probe is heading in the right direction and we hope to arrest all other absconding accused soon,” city Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh said. (PTI)
