The Agripada police have sought custody of one of the accused in the Shakti Mills gangrape for allegedly trying to rape a 50-year-old tuberculosis patient at Dhobi Ghat on August 19.The woman, who was admitted in Kasturba Hospital after the incident, died soon after. The victim’s daughters have recently approached the Agripada police and registered a case of molestation and kidnapping against him.Siraj Rehman Khan alias Sirju had pulled the woman inside bushes early in the morning. When she started screaming, one of her daughters rescued her. Within three days of the Dhobi Ghat attack, the police came to know of Siraj’s involvement in the Shakti Mills gangrape.Siraj was sent to police custody for the gangrape of the 23-year-old photojournalist.After the victim and her male colleague identified him in the Test Identification Parade, he was sent to judicial custody. He is at present lodged in the Byculla prison. “We have sent an application to the Sessions Court to seek custody of Siraj for the kidnapping and molestation case and are waiting for the order,” said police inspector Dnyandev Hire, Agripada police station.WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO SHAKTI MILLSThe court receiver who is the custodian of the Shakti Mills property along with the NM Joshi Marg police have met state public works department officials, BMC officials and BEST officials to discuss what needs to be done with the premises.Though they have come with a lot of suggestions like deploying security guards round the clock and putting up bright lights in the premises, the final decision is yet to be taken. However, the NM Joshi Marg police station has deployed a beat marshal who patrols the Shakti Mills area every two hours.