The accused has been arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including rape and his vehicle impounded
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The Pune Police arrested a 28-year-old driver for allegedly raping a woman whom he had provided shelter for the night along with her husband in his minibus parked in Swargate area of Pune, an official said. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday.
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The accused has been arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including rape and his vehicle impounded.
"The accused, Navnath Bhonge, had offered the couple, both labourers, to sleep in his vehicle at Swargate while they were looking for a space to rest for the night," an official said.
Swargate police station senior inspector Ashok Indalkar said the couple hails from the Washim district in Vidarbha and had come to Pune recently to earn a livelihood.
"On Saturday, the couple worked at a canteen in the Katraj area and came to Swargate late at night. As they were looking for a place to rest, the accused driver advised them against sleeping in the open and asked them to sleep in his minibus," he said.
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On early Sunday morning, the victim's husband asked Bhonge for the location of the public toilet at the Swargate bus stand.
"The driver accompanied the man to the public toilet and returned. He drove the bus some distance and raped the woman. He threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone," said Indalkar.
After committing the crime, he dropped her on the road and drove away.
"Later, the woman and her husband approached the police and filed a complaint. With the help of CCTV, we tracked down the mini-bus number and intercepted the driver in the next two hours," he added.
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