"What Happened Is Really Unfortunate": Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde Condemns Pune Bus Rape Incident

Tensions continue to grow in Pune over the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a stationary state transport bus at the Swargate bus stand. : On the incident, Eknath Shinde assures that the accused will be arrested soon. "What happened in really unfortunate and condemnable. The CM (Devendra Fadnavis) is constantly monitoring the situation. (Deputy CM) Ajit Pawar is also taking follow-ups and the accused will soon be arrested," Shinde is quoted as saying by PTI.

VIDEO | Pune bus rape incident: "What happened in really unfortunate and condemnable. The CM is constantly monitoring the situation. (Deputy CM) Ajit Pawar is also taking follow ups and the accused will soon be arrested," says Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde… pic.twitter.com/imqoDu2sFs

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"The culprit in this case will not be spared, be it whoever he is. Strict action will be taken against him..." said Shinde. s: Amid the outrage over the rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a stationary state bus, heavy police deployment was seen at the Swargate bus depot on Thursday morning. Police have formed multiple teams to nab the accused in the case.tes: The 26-year-old survivor was waiting for a bus for Satara district's Phaltan at one of the platforms of the Swargate bus station early on Tuesday when a man approached her, calling her 'didi' (sister).He told her that the bus for Satara had arrived at another platform and then took her to an empty 'Shiv Shahi' AC bus parked somewhere else on the busy station premises. Though the woman was hesitant to board the bus due to a lack of lighting, the man convinced her otherwise.

Once she got into the bus, the man followed her inside and raped her before fleeing the scene. However, the woman did not inform the police immediately after the incident, but she went to Phaltan and told her friend about it over a phone call. After her friend advised her, she got down within city limits and went to the police station. She was stable and gave a clear statement, said DCP Smartana Patil. A rape case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered.