Police arrest one accused in Kharghar rape case, one still absconding

Navi Mumbai

A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two persons inside a stationary bus at Kharghar on the night of February 3. The police made an arrest on Monday. However, the second accused, who is the driver of that bus, is still at large.

Police said that both the accused and the victim stayed in the same building and they knew each-others. “The accused had offered the victim a spiked drink during a pre-wedding celebration (Haldi) was going on in the building that night,” said Vivek Bhoir, an assistant police inspector from Kharghar police station.

The second accused, a bus driver, had parked the bus in a secluded area nearby. When she regained her consciousness, she shouted for help. A few people who spotted her took her to the police station and she narrated the incident. Following her complaint, the police registered a case relevant section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and started searching them.