Pune Bus Rape: Police Deploy Drones, Dogs To Hunt Down Accused

Pune: More than 60 hours have elapsed since the horrific rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a state corporation bus, yet the accused is still on the run.

Pune city police are trying their best to trace the accused, identified as Dattatray Ramdas Gade, with at least a dozen teams being formed to nab him.

Now, police have deployed drones and dogs in Shirur taluka of Pune district to find Dattatray, PTI reported.

A search operation is being conducted in sugarcane fields at Dattatray’s native Gunat village, as there is suspicion that he is hiding there.

Several senior police officials and more than 100 cops reached Gunat village in the afternoon.

“Police are using drones for aerial imaging of the field so that Gade can be tracked down. A dog squad was also called for the search operation in the village,” an official told PTI.

Pune Police have released a poster of the accused and announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for any information about the accused which could help in his arrest.