Pune rape: ‘Well-dressed…with neatly tucked-in shirt, accused visited multiple bus stands earlier,’ says minister Yogesh Kadam

“The incident took place at around 6 am (on Tuesday) and the complainant came to the police around 9 am. So three hours passed in between. Once the complaint was received, we identified the accused within half an hour. We then tracked his movements with the help of CCTV footage which showed he went to a certain location. He has travelled by bus and that too we have tracked,” Kadam said, briefing the media at the Pune police commissioner’s office, after visiting Swargate bus depot on Thursday.

“Once the accused was identified, it was revealed that over the past four-five days, he had been to multiple bus stands. He was moving in a well-dressed attire with a neatly tucked-in shirt, etc. Possibly, this was a part of his modus operandi. Once the accused is arrested, we will have more details. We hope to arrest him very soon,” Kadam added.

Asked about a letter from the MSRTC depot manager seeking security against anti-social elements at the Swargate depot, Kadam said, “Police teams, including a senior officer from the police station, patrolled the bus stand at 1.30 am and 3 am, in the hours before the incident. However, providing 24-hour security is the responsibility of the MSRTC, for which they have hired a private security agency. So, not having adequate private security presence is the responsibility of the depot manager. By merely sending a letter, one cannot get away from accountability. If the private security personnel were present, the incident would not have occurred.”