Mumbai: Shakti Mills rape accused held again, for extortion

MUMBAI: A gang of five, including Shakti Mills gang rape accused Akash Jadhav, was arrested on Tuesday in an extortion and rioting case.
On July 22, a developer from Wadala had complained to the Antop Hill police that Jadhav alias Gotya and his four associates were trying to extort him and had threatened him at the point of a chopper. “Based on the tip-off, the crime branch unit 3 laid a trap and arrested Gotya, Rakesh Shinde, Chintamani Sarang, Suyash Parab and Vinod Singh alias Nepali and handed him over to the Antop Hill police,” said a senior crime branch officer.
Last year, Jadhav and an accomplice had stabbed a Bandra resident over a petty argument over consuming drugs. Sources said Jadhav has committed more than 10 offences ranging from rape to attempt to murder and is now indulging in extortion. The Tardeo police too have registered an extortion case and are looking for Jadhav and his gang.
At the time of the horrific Shakti Mills gang rape case in 2013, Jadhav was 17 and arrested alongside one more minor and four adults. In July 2014, the juvenile justice board had sent Jadhav and the other minor to Nashik Borstal School for three years.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)