Pune bus rape: Accused out on bail for another case

Dattatraya Ramdas Gade, a history-sheeter out on bail since 2019, allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman . This incident happened in pune inside a stationary state transport bus at Pune’s busy Swargate bus station on Tuesday morning.

The shocking incident led to a protest by Shiv Sena (UBT), during which the security office was vandalized.

NCP (SP) leader and Baramati MP Supriya Sule criticized the BJP-led Mahayuti government, while Deputy CM Ajit Pawar directed the Pune police commissioner to investigate and arrest the accused swiftly.

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Shocking Crime in Pune: Woman Raped Inside Stationary Bus

In her complaint, the woman said she was waiting for a bus to Phaltan at 5:45 AM when a man approached her, calling her ‘didi’ (sister), and claimed the bus had arrived at another platform.

He led her to an empty ‘Shiv Shahi’ AC bus parked elsewhere. She hesitated to enter as the lights were off, but he convinced her it was the right vehicle. The woman works in the private medical sector. He then followed her inside and raped her before fleeing.

The accused also threatened the woman and asked her not to reveal the crime to anyone, the police said.

Dattatraya Ramdas Gade, 36, has half a dozen cases of theft, robbery and chain-snatching registered against him in Pune and adjoining Ahilyanagar district, news agency PTI quoted a Swargate police station official as saying.Gade was out on bail since 2019 in one of the offences, the police official said.In 2024, a theft case was lodged in Pune against Gade who was summoned to the police station, the official said.

A Pune police team on Wednesday questioned a brother of the accused . Police are examining CCTV camera footage of the Swargate bus station and nearby areas, and seeking technical assistance for clues and to track down the accused, police said.

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