As many as 229 rape cases and eight gang-rape cases, including two Shakti Mills gang-rapes that jolted the nation, were reported till August this year in Mumbai, as per the information procured under Right to Information Act (RTI) by social worker Anil Galgali.u00a0

"The number of such cases will go up by the end of this year, since in November alone two gang-rapes of minors were reported in suburban Dindoshi and Borivali," said Galgali.