Mumbai model rape case: Trial starts, witness identifies 5 accused cops

The supervisor told the court that the accused were present at the hotel and had instructed him to allow the model to enter the hotel. He has been asked to present the register and the other records to the court

The security supervisor of a hotel in Oshiwara where a model was allegedly raped in 2015, identified five of the accused in the Sakinaka model rape case that finally begun on Monday.

The prosecution had alleged that the accused had laid a trap for the model in the hotel and they had booked the room using Mirza’s credit card. (File photo)

“The security supervisor has identified five accused in the court which include assistant police inspector (API) Sunil Khatpe of Shakinaka police station, API Suresh Suryavanshi of Sakinaka police station, Tanveer Hashmi, Ibrahim Khan and businessman Sikandar Mirza who had come to the hotel on the day of the incident,” said special public prosecutor Vidhya Kasle.

The supervisor told the court that the accused were present at the hotel and had instructed him to allow the model to enter the hotel. He has been asked to present the register and the other records to the court.

The prosecution had alleged that the accused had laid a trap for the model in the hotel and they had booked the room using Mirza’s credit card. As per the prosecution’s case, on April 3, 2015 a model was allegedly molested and raped by Sakinaka police officials. The case was investigated by the crime branch and it led to the arrest of eight people including three police personnel from Sakinaka police station.

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