Protests being held in Mumbai against the gang-rape of the young photojournalist
The family of the 22-year-old woman photojournalist who was raped by five men in a mill in Mumbai on Thursday evening issued a statement to the media today, asking it to continue to respect the privacy of their daughter.
In the statement said that the woman's family said they are "optimistic that the severest punishment is meted out" to the accused. All five accused men have been arrested by the police.
Read the statement: