Pune: Woman allegedly raped inside bus, Opposition questions government on ‘law and order failure’

A 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped on Tuesday inside a public transport bus in Maharashtra’s Pune, The Indian Express reported. The case sparked protests from the Opposition, which accused the state government of failing to maintain law and order.

Around 5.30 am on Tuesday, the woman was waiting for a bus to Paithan town at Pune city’s Swargate bus stand. A man approached her and claimed that her bus had arrived on another platform, India Today reported.

The woman followed the man to an empty bus that was parked in an isolated spot in the premises. When she boarded the bus, the man allegedly followed her inside, raped her and then escaped.

The woman filed a complaint on Wednesday. The police identified the suspect as Dattatraya Gade, who has previous cases of theft and chain-snatching registered against him.

Gade was identified through security camera footage and police teams have been formed to find and arrest him.

After the case came to light, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Vasant More and his supporters vandalised the office of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation to protest the crime, The Indian Express reported.

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