In yet another addition to the ever-increasing list of crimes against women, a minor was repeatedly gang-raped by nine men over a period of 10 months. The Borivli police have detained five men from Borivli (West) for allegedly raping the 17-year-old girl on different occasions from January till October 2013.

The girl, in her complaint, has named six men out of the nine who used to threaten her and take turns to rape her. According to the police, the girl, a resident of Andheri, had gone near a BMC school in Borivli (West) with her boyfriend in January. Here, two of the nine men intercepted them. They threatened the boyfriend and raped the girl. They then called seven other friends, who then took turns in raping the minor.