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Sonia anguished over Mumbai gangrape incident

The victim, an intern with an English magazine was allegedly gangraped by five men on Thursday evening

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed anguish over the gruesome gangrape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai.

"It is a heinous crime. I am saddened and pained over the gangrape of a photojournalist in Mumbai," she said interacting with reporters after inaugurating the National Media Centre here.

The victim, an intern with an English magazine was allegedly gangraped by five men on Thursday evening when she and her male colleague went to the deserted Shakti Mills compound in Lower Parel area of Mumbai for taking photographs in connection with a story.

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First Published: Aug 24 2013 | 1:00 PM IST

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