The Pune Police arrested the accused Dattatraya Gade at around midnight from the city’s Shirur tehsil.
The Pune Police on Friday arrested the accused who allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a stationary bus at Swargate bus station.
The Pune Police on Thursday said that a total of 13 teams have been formed to nab the accused Dattatray Ramdas Gade
The Pune Police on Thursday said that a total of 13 teams have been formed to nab the accused Dattatray Ramdas Gade
“Accused Dattatray Ramdas Gade has been formally arrested,” DCP Smarthana Patil, Zone 2, Pune City Police, told ANI.
Gade is named in half a dozen cases of theft, robbery, and chain-snatching in Pune and Ahilyanagar districts. He has been out on bail since 2019 for one of the offences.
Drones, dog squad deployed to nab accused
On Thursday, the Pune Police had deployed drones and a dog squad in Shirur tehsil to nab Gade, who allegedly raped the woman inside a Shiv Shahi bus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) at Swargate bus station in Pune two days ago.
At least 13 police teams were formed to nab Gade, a resident of Gunat village in Pune.
Pune City and Pune Rural Police also launched a search operation in Gunat village, including in sugarcane fields, with drones and dog squads, officials said. More than 100 cops reached the village, they said.