Pune rape case: Thorough investigation underway after accused's arrest, says CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that thorough investigation was underway after the arrest of Pune rape case accusedAccording to the ANI CM Fadnavis said The accused has been arrested and he will be thoroughly investigated The true story will come out soonHe added that the Pune Police Commissioner has already shared some information about the case but more facts will be revealed as the investigation progressesCM Fadnavis also mentioned that forensic results are now available and will be shared in due course He reassured citizens that the authorities are working to uncover all the details related to the caseWATCH Mumbai on Pune rape case Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says The accused has been arrested and he will be investigated The true story will come before everyone The Police Commissioner has presented some facts other facts will come out soon Forensichellip pictwittercompUfkeQr1QXmdash ANI ANI February 28 2025According to the PTI a request for food and water from a house led to the arrest of a 37yearold man on the run after allegedly raping a woman inside a bus at Swargate bus station in Pune police said on FridayThe police used drones and sniffer dogs to track down the accused Dattaray Ramdas Gade who was hiding in a paddy field in his native Shirur tehsil and apprehended him around midnight an official saidA senior police officer said Gade was brought to Pune by 2 am He was sent for a medical examination and formally arrested The accused will be produced in court later in the day as per the PTIGade a historysheeter fled to his native place in Shirur after allegedly sexually assaulting a 26yearold woman inside a state transport bus at Swargate bus station in Pune in the early hours of TuesdayAccording to sources the accused switched off his mobile phone but the police managed to reach his village and found out he had visited a house requesting waterThe Pune police on Thursday deployed drones and a dog squad in Gunat village to nab the accused and 13 teams were part of the search operation an official saidJoint commissioner of police Ranjan Kumar Sharma also visited the village and briefed his officers he saidThe search operation in sugarcane fields with drones and dog sqauds was stopped at night However we received information that Gade had visited a house asking for food We rushed to the spot but he managed to flee The family in the house gave him a bottle of water the official said the news agency reportedHe said the family informed the police about the accuseds presence in the area after which the police team resumed the searchThe official said the accused was seen hiding in a paddy field nearby and was apprehendedGade is reportedly named in half a dozen theft robbery and chainsnatching cases in Pune and Ahilyanagar districts He has been out on bail since 2019 in one of the offenceswith PTI and ANI inputs