Pune:
Dattatraya Ramdas Gade, the person allegedly answerable for the rape of a 26-year-old woman in Pune, is a historical past sheeter, who was out on bail, the police have stated. A manhunt is on within the metropolis because the younger lady reported the rape earlier right this moment. The police have deployed eight groups and sniffer canines.
Gade has not less than six instances of theft, theft, and chain-snatching registered in opposition to him in Pune and the adjoining Ahilyanagar district. Arrested for a theft, he has been out on bail since 2019, reported information company Press Belief of India, quoting unnamed officers.
Instances have been registered in opposition to him within the Shikrapur and Shirur police station areas in Pune district. He additionally faces costs in Ahilyanagar district. As just lately as final yr, a theft case was lodged in opposition to him in Pune.
A Pune police workforce has already questioned his brother to establish his whereabouts.
The rape occurred on the Swargate bus stand, one of many busiest within the metropolis. In response to the police, when Gade tricked the lady into the empty bus, locked its door, and assaulted her, there have been individuals close by.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Smartana Patil instructed reporters that CCTV footage confirmed the lady strolling towards the bus with the accused. The truth is, the police recognized him from the footage. Patil confirmed that there have been many individuals and several other buses on the station premises when the incident came about.
The girl had been ready for a bus to Phaltan in Satara district round 5:45 a.m. The accused, in response to MSRTC officers, had taken her to the empty bus, claiming to be its conductor. When she identified that the bus was empty, he stated it had individuals inside who have been sleeping.
After the assault, the lady took a bus to her hometown and narrated the incident to a pal on the cellphone whereas on the way in which, the police stated. On her pal’s recommendation, she obtained off the bus and went to the police to report the matter.
The MSRTC is likely one of the three public transport our bodies within the nation, with a fleet of greater than 14,000 buses. On daily basis, greater than 55 lakh passengers journey on its buses
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