<p>Mumbai: A 26-year-old woman was raped by a notorious history-sheeter inside a stationary bus in the State Transport (ST) depot in Swargate area of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pune">Pune</a> in the wee hours of Wednesday.</p><p>The accused, identified as Datta Gade, had half a dozen cases of theft and chain snatching registered against him in Shikrapur and Shirur police stations of Pune district. </p><p>The Pune City police have launched a massive manhunt to track him down. </p><p>The Swargate complex comprises two bus stands run by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) - and is a busy hustling-busting area.</p><p>The bus depot is adjacent to a police post. </p>.Minor held for raping 9-year-old girl in Delhi.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state Home Minister, spoke to Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, to have a first-hand assessment of the incident and ongoing investigations.</p><p>The incident took place around 0530 hrs when it was still dark, police said, adding the victim was to board the ST bus from Pune to Phaltan in Satara district - a distance of around 100 km. </p><p>The victim was waiting for a bus at one of the platforms when the man approached her and said the bus had arrived at another platform. </p><p>He then took her to an empty bus parked at a deserted spot on the sprawling station premises. It was still dark, and when she boarded the bus, he followed her inside and raped her before fleeing, the woman told police.</p><p>“Teams have been constituted to nab the accused,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Smartana Patil. </p><p>“The man approached her and said the bus had arrived at another platform. He then took her to an empty bus parked at a deserted spot on the bus depot and raped her,” she said.</p><p>“The girl works in Pune and was going to her hometown,” said Maharashtra State Commission for Women Chairperson Rupali Chakankar. </p><p>The police teams have collected forensic evidence from the crime scene and also secured the CCTV footage in which the suspect is visible. </p>
<p>Mumbai: A 26-year-old woman was raped by a notorious history-sheeter inside a stationary bus in the State Transport (ST) depot in Swargate area of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pune">Pune</a> in the wee hours of Wednesday.</p><p>The accused, identified as Datta Gade, had half a dozen cases of theft and chain snatching registered against him in Shikrapur and Shirur police stations of Pune district. </p><p>The Pune City police have launched a massive manhunt to track him down. </p><p>The Swargate complex comprises two bus stands run by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) - and is a busy hustling-busting area.</p><p>The bus depot is adjacent to a police post. </p>.Minor held for raping 9-year-old girl in Delhi.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state Home Minister, spoke to Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, to have a first-hand assessment of the incident and ongoing investigations.</p><p>The incident took place around 0530 hrs when it was still dark, police said, adding the victim was to board the ST bus from Pune to Phaltan in Satara district - a distance of around 100 km. </p><p>The victim was waiting for a bus at one of the platforms when the man approached her and said the bus had arrived at another platform. </p><p>He then took her to an empty bus parked at a deserted spot on the sprawling station premises. It was still dark, and when she boarded the bus, he followed her inside and raped her before fleeing, the woman told police.</p><p>“Teams have been constituted to nab the accused,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Smartana Patil. </p><p>“The man approached her and said the bus had arrived at another platform. He then took her to an empty bus parked at a deserted spot on the bus depot and raped her,” she said.</p><p>“The girl works in Pune and was going to her hometown,” said Maharashtra State Commission for Women Chairperson Rupali Chakankar. </p><p>The police teams have collected forensic evidence from the crime scene and also secured the CCTV footage in which the suspect is visible. </p>