Pune Bus Rape Case: Accused Sent To Police Custody Till March 12 | Details Photo: | PTI Pune Bus Rape Case: Accused Sent To Police Custody Till March 12 | Details Photo: | PTI A Pune sessions court has sent Dattatray Ramdas Gadekkkkjogo, accused of raping a woman at the Swargate depot in Pune city, to police custody till March 12.
On Friday, police submitted before the court that the accused had raped the 26-year-old woman twice in a government Shivshahi bus on the morning of February 25, reports suggest.
According to reports, police also said the victim had boarded a bus with the accused, Gade, on the day of the incident, as he had won her confidence by repeatedly calling her 'tai'(sister).
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The accused faces half a dozen criminal cases in Pune and Ahilyanagar districts and was clearly seen in the CCTV footage of the bus terminus on the day of the incident, PTI reported.
Gade's lawyer, Wajid Khan,89vip cassino claimed that nothing was done forcefully and the victim could have screamed for help.
"He (Dattatray Ramdas Gade) has been sent to 12-day police custody. The earlier cases on him were of robbery, not rape. The investigating officer said that he is a habitual offender, but he was not convicted in any of the previous cases. It was 5.45 am the morning (the time of the alleged incident); she could have shouted and sought help. Nothing was done forcefully," the lawyer told the media.
What We Know So FarArrest: Gade was arrested from his native village in Pune district around 1:10 am on Friday and was placed under arrest after a medical examination at Sassoon hospital.
Court Proceedings: Gade was produced before a court of judicial magistrate around 6:15 pm on Friday, and the police sought his custody for 14 days to investigate the offence.
Investigation: The police identified Gade from CCTV footage and said he had been previously booked in six criminal cases, with five of the victims being women.
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Defence Argument: Gade's lawyers claimed that the accused did not rape the victim and that they had consensual physical relations.
Custody: The court sent Gade to police custody till March 12, allowing the police to conduct further investigations.
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