Police arrest one more accused in Pune gang rape case from Prayagraj
Oct 14, 2024
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 14 : Another accused in the Pune gang rape case has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, police said on Monday.
He is the second accused arrested in this case. The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch unit of Pune City Police.
Earlier last week, Pune Police released sketches of two suspects in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 21-year-old girl in the Bopdev Ghat area in Pune on October 3 night.
As per the police, the girl had gone to the ghat with her friend, when she was allegedly raped by three unknown accused at around 11 pm.
However, the incident was reported to police at around 5 am on Friday. The search for the accused is still underway and 10 teams of the Crime Branch and Detective Branch were formed for the search and arrest of the accused, as per Pune Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjan Kumar Sharma.
Following the incident, NCP-SCP working president Supriya Sule said that it was a very infuriating incident and questioned the safety of women in Pune and across the state.
She further criticised the state home department for not taking any action to stop such incidents.
"Very infuriating! What is going on in Pune? The incident of gang rape of a girl in Bopdev Ghat has come to light. Incidents of violence against women are continuously increasing in Pune and across the state. The home department does not seem to be doing anything to stop these incidents. Unfortunately, it has to be said that Maharashtra is not safe for women. The government should arrest the accused in the said incident and take strict action against them," Sule said in a post in X.
