“Such Individuals Ought to Be Hanged”: Eknath Shinde On Pune Bus Rapist
Reacting strongly to the rape of a 27-year-old lady in a bus in Pune, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has mentioned that nobody can be spared and individuals who commit such crimes must be hanged.
The girl, who works as a a home assist, was raped on the busy Swargate Bus Stand – which is simply 100 metres from a police station – between 5.45 and 6 am on Tuesday. Police have mentioned the suspect is 36-year-old Dattatraya Ramdas Gade who has been accused of theft, theft and chain-snatching incidents up to now and has been out on bail since 2019.
Requested concerning the rape, Mr Shinde, who can also be the president of the Shiv Sena, mentioned on Thursday, “The Pune incident may be very unlucky. Whoever the accused is, irrespective of which social gathering he belongs to, he is not going to be spared. Such folks must be hanged. The broken bus within the depot must be auctioned quickly.”
The Maharashtra authorities has been below hearth from the opposition over the rape in one of many state’s largest cities, which can also be an schooling and IT hub. Members of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction staged a protest outdoors the Swargate police station on Thursday and the Congress has accused the Maharashtra authorities of placing extra emphasis on freebies for ladies than making certain their security.
“When the Nirbhaya gangrape incident happened in Delhi, folks modified the regime. You (BJP-led Maharashtra authorities) promote ‘Laadki Bahin’ scheme for ladies, however ignore fundamental problems with the folks,” Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal mentioned.
The state authorities has assured that strict motion can be taken and Mr Shinde’s fellow Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has mentioned the police have been requested to arrest the accused instantly. Mr Pawar , who can also be the president of the NCP, has additionally mentioned that the one punishment for the accused within the case could be dying.
“The incident of rape on the Swargate bus station is extraordinarily unlucky, painful, infuriating and shameful to all in civilised society. The crime dedicated by the accused is unforgivable and there could be no different punishment for him than dying. I’ve directed the Pune police commissioner to personally look into this matter and examine it and arrest the accused instantly,” Mr Pawar mentioned on Wednesday.
Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has additionally introduced a safety audit for all bus depots within the state. The guards on the Swargete bus depot have been changed and a choice has been made to shortly dump the buses which are out of service on the depots.
