Driver held for ‘raping’ minor in school van

Police arrested the 30-year-old driver, a resident of Kamte Vasti in Shivne.

The driver of a school van has been arrested by Pune city police for raping a six-year-old school girl. Police said the crime was committed in the van, sometime between November 10 and 13.

The offence was registered after the parents of the girl approached Warje police station to file a complaint.

Police arrested the 30-year-old driver, a resident of Kamte Vasti in Shivne.

Police booked the driver under the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act.

Police said the girl is a student of an English medium school in Warje area. She goes to school in the van owned by the
accused driver.

Between November 10 and 13, he allegedly sexually assaulted the girl after she came into the van parked outside the school, using his fingers to penetrate her private parts. The girl told her parents. Her mother registered a first information report at Warje police station.

A police team led by senior inspector G D Pingle initiated a probe and arrested the driver. Police produced him before the special court on Saturday afternoon and sought his custody for further investigations.

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Police told the court that medical test of the accused needs to be conducted. Police said the van in which the crime took place is owned by the driver. Police said they want to seize the van for investigations. It is being probed whether the accused had any accomplices.

The court remanded the driver to police custody for two days. Police sub inspector M Naik is investigating the case.

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