Mumbai, Sep 11 (TNN): The state government said on Tuesday that it will speed up the probe into the Shakti Mills gang-rape case so that the trial takes less time than in the Nirbhaya case. Home minister RR Patil said the chargesheet in the case will be filed in the next 7 to 10 days.

"Our aim is to fast track the Mumbai gang-rape case and get the verdict at the earliest. In fact, we are trying to do it in less time than what was taken in the Nirbhaya case," Patil said. The conviction for the accused in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape and murder case that shook the country came in about nine months' time. Earlier, the chief minister too had said that the government would ensure a speedy trial.

Meanwhile, the city crime branch probing the second gang-rape case of call centre employee is now planning to conduct the identification parade (IP) of the four arrested accused, including a minor in a day or two. Initially police had planned to take over their custody and than conduct the IP.

"As the four accused are already in jail, we will conduct the identification parade without any further delay. We don't want to waste time and want to wind up even the second case as soon as possible," said an officer. "Once the identification parade is done, the police will move the court to get the custody of three of the accused Salim Khan, Qasam Bangali and Vijay Jadhav, who are yet to be arrested in call centre survivor gang rape case. A minor is already in juvenile custody and his IP will be held inside this week.

Meanwhile, the police are still hunting for the fifth accused Ashfaak Shaikh. Shaikh, along with other four accused, had forced a couple in Shakti mills and gang-raped the girl on July 31.

Similarly on August 23, when the photojournalist and her male colleague had entered into Shakti Mills compound from near Mahalaxmi railway station to click pictures of the abandoned property, the accused lured them inside and tied the male colleague and attacked her.

Police have arrested five people including a juvenile in this case. Police said that the gang is of eight members and three are common accused in both the cases.

The police is yet to receive reports of samples collected from the crime scene as well as medical exhibits from the Forensic Science Laboratory in Kalina. Director of the lab Dr MK Malve said that the most important DNA profiling report has been given. "Rest of the reports will follow soon," he said.