Bopdev Ghat gangrape case: Pune police seek appointment of special prosecutor, fast track trial

Akhtar Babu Shaikh (27) alias Shoaib, who was arrested by the Pune metropolis transgression subdivision from Prayagraj connected Monday, was brought to Pune connected transit remand connected Wednesday. He was produced earlier a tribunal successful Pune connected Wednesday and sent to constabulary custody till October 22. Shaikh is the 2nd accused to beryllium arrested successful the lawsuit aft Chandrakumar Raviprasad Kanojiya (20), a autochthonal of Dindori successful Madhya Pradesh (MP), who was arrested connected October 10.

“The interrogation of the accused arrested connected October 10 revealed that 1 of the different accused had gone towards Nagpur. Our teams rushed to Nagpur and with the assistance of Nagpur agrarian police, we got accusation that helium moved towards Prayagraj. We contacted the Chief of the Special Task Force of the UP police. With their assistance and support, operations were conducted successful Prayagraj and Varanasi areas and helium was arrested connected Monday… We are making each the efforts to hint the 3rd accused,” said Kumar connected Thursday.

The constabulary commissioner further said, “A connection has been sent to the authorities authorities for the assignment of a peculiar authoritative successful the case. We are trying to implicit the probe arsenic soon arsenic imaginable and taxable the chargesheet. We volition besides beryllium seeking a accelerated way proceedings successful the lawsuit to guarantee aboriginal conviction.”

When asked astir the relation of the 2nd accused arrested successful the lawsuit and whether helium is the main accused, Kumar said, “There is nary question of anyone being the main accused. All 3 are accused successful the case.”

A 21-year-old pistillate and her person had gone to Bopdev Ghat country connected a motorcycle connected the nighttime of October 3. Around 11pm, 3 men came to the spot connected their bikes and allegedly threatened them with crisp weapons and robbed their valuables. Police said the accused men tied the woman’s person with his garment and belt, dragged the pistillate to an isolated country and raped her.

Police said CCTV footage captured astatine a petrol pump and a edifice provided wide images of the accused.

When asked astir assorted incidents taking spot connected hills successful and astir Pune, Amitesh Kumar said the constabulary were coordinating with assorted agencies astir the information and information measures successful these areas, including monitoring of the CCTV cameras connected the attack roads and lighting arrangements connected the hills.