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PRJ-LIVE-MH-2013-SHAKTIMILLSGang RapeCLOSED CONVICTEDFast-Track Court✓ Conviction

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Incident: 2013-08-22

IPC Sections: 376, 377, 394

Victims: 1

Data confidence:98%

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Timeline · 4 events

  1. FIR FILEDMilestone98%

    Photojournalist gang raped by 5 men at abandoned Shakti Mills compound, Mumbai, while on assignment. FIR filed at Matunga police station; all 5 arrested within days.

    HINDU23/8/2013
  2. VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone99%

    Sessions Court convicts all 5 accused. Three (repeat offenders) sentenced to death under Section 376E IPC: first death sentence under the post-Nirbhaya amendment for repeat offenders.

    Court: Sessions Court, Mumbai

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  3. APPEAL FILEDMilestone96%

    Bombay High Court upholds convictions; modifies one death sentence to life; confirms two death sentences for the repeat offenders. HC finds prosecution case beyond reasonable doubt.

    Court: Bombay High Court

    IK
  4. APPEAL FILED88%

    Convicted persons file SLP before Supreme Court. SC issues notice; matter pending. State of Maharashtra also challenges commuted sentence.

    Court: Supreme Court of India

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Key Milestones

  • ◆2013-08-23FIR FILED
  • ◆2014-03-21VERDICT PRONOUNCED
  • ◆2015-06-01APPEAL FILED
Privacy notice: Victim identities are protected via cryptographic pseudonymisation. Accused names may be partially redacted pending conviction. All data sourced from public records.