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6d ago

Police Detain Two Suspects in Pune Highway Sexual Assault and Robbery Case

Highway CCTV analysis along with technical forensics led to the identification of suspects facing charges under the BNS and POCSO Act.

A case was filed at the Daund police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. (Representative Photo)

Overview

  • The two men were detained in Pune district after investigators analyzed more than 50 CCTV feeds and traced a motorcycle altered with white paint on its number plate.
  • Police recovered gold ornaments stolen from three women and confirmed one of the motorbike riders sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at knifepoint on the highway near Bhigwan.
  • Authorities found that the attackers threw red chilli powder into the victims’ eyes to blind them before robbing and assaulting the occupants of a car bound for Pandharpur.
  • The suspects have prior criminal records for robbery and related offences, according to Pune rural police officials.
  • A formal case has been registered at the Daund police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, and the probe continues with forensic examinations of evidence.