Mumbai Crime: 19-year-old woman raped by two men inside bus, one arrested

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A 19-year-old was allegedly raped by her neighbour and a bus driver in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai on February 3. While the police has arrested on accused on Monday, the other is still on the run.

A Hindustan Times report states that the accused and the survivor are from the same building. The accused had offered her spiked drink on the night of February 3 when there was a function being held in the building.

"During the celebration, the woman felt thirsty and went to have some water. The accused called her aside and suggested that she could have some soft-drink if she wanted to. Since both the accused stayed in the same building, the woman did not suspect them and had the soft drink offered by them," said Vivek Bhoir, assistant inspector, Kharghar police station.

"The bus, which belongs to the other accused, was parked at a secluded place nearby. When the survivor started to feel uneasy, they took her out and offered some more spiked drinks. At one point she was almost unconscious, following which they brought her to the bus and took turns to rape her. After committing the crime, they dumped her on the road, snatched her mobile phone and fled the spot," he said.

After regaining consciousness, the woman started screaming for help. "A few people spotted her and took her to the police station. After she narrated the incident, we registered a complaint against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). On Monday, we arrested the first accused, a 19-year-old college student. We are now looking for the bus driver and hope to arrest him soon," Bhoir said.