Mumbai police arrested one person in connection with the serial rape and murder of three minor girls in Kurla, Mumbai. According to the senior police officials, the accused identified as Javed Ahmed Shaikh, was held after his DNA sample tested positive with one of the victims blood samples collected. Shaikh has confessed to the crime and he was produced before the Kurla Metropolitan Magistrates Court, who sent him to police custody for next 14 days. The police sent over 70 samples of blood for DNA examination to the state run Forensic Science Laboratory in Kalina, of which Javed's samples matched. Joint Commissioner of Police (L&O) Rajneesh Seth confirmed the arrest and said the commissioner Sanjeev Dayal would address the media on Thursday evening. The incident had sent shock waves and became a political war of words, with opposition parties demanding the resignation of the state home minister RR Patil. Senior inspector S Kale of Nehru Nagar police station was also transferred, after he failed to detect the crimes. The rape and murder of three minor girls in the same area since February this year had created a fear among residents of the area. On February 9, the body of a five-year-old girl was found in a drain in Nehru Nagar. On March 7, a nine-year-old girl was found raped and murdered on the terrace of a building in the Nehru Nagar police quarters. In June, the body of an eight-year-old girl was recovered from a dilapidated building in the same area. After receiving a lot of flak for shoddy investigation, the city police had in June formed a special team under two joint commissioners of police to probe into the case. (with inputs from Rohan Koli) | 
