Bus Driver Accused of Rape Arrested

Bus Driver Accused of Rape Arrested

Surajpol police on Saturday arrested the driver of a private bus for rape and sexual abuse of a 16 year old girl and also seized the bus. It was alleged that the driver had been assaulting the minor for the last three months, on the pretext of helping her.

 

Surajpol police on Saturday arrested the driver of a private bus for rape and sexual abuse of a 16 year old girl and also seized the bus. It was alleged that the driver had been assaulting the minor for the last three months, on the pretext of helping her.

The victim came in contact with the accused Pintu alias Kishan Singh 3 months back at Udaipol when she arrived to Udaipur from her house at Sagwada village.

The incidence came to light on Saturday night when the relatives of Pintu suddenly reached Paras circle after getting information that both Pintu and the girl were together. Pintu’s relatives caught hold of the minor girl and beat her badly following which they called the police and handed over the couple to them.

During initial investigation of the matter Police found out that the victim was from Sagwada and was in contact with the accused since last 3 months. Pintu use to drive a private bus from Udaipur to Ahmadabad, and used to take the girl with him trip and drop her at Udiapol on returning back to Udaipur.

The girl also revealed that she came to Udaipur after getting allegedly harassed by her 2nd husband who was 50 years old. She says that she got married for the first time when she was 13 years old but after staying with her husband for 7 months they were separated. However, a few months, she was married off to a 50 year old under the Naati tradition for a sum of ₹3.5 lakhs. Annoyed with this, the girl said she fled from her town to come to Udaipur.

Police is now interogating the accused driver Pintu In relation to her crime and have seized the bus that he used to drive. More over, the medical examination of the girl will be conducted on Sunday and only after that will a clearer picture emerge.

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