Auto driver
rapes Pune woman, held
25/11/2015
PUNE : An NGO
worker was allegedly raped by the driver of an auto-rickshaw she had hired to
go to New Sangvi police station to lodge a complaint against her live-in
partner.
The incident took place on Sunday night after the staff at
the Sangvi police station asked the woman to return home and approach the New
Sangvi police chowki the next day as she was reportedly under the influence of
alcohol. But the 40-year-old asked the auto-rickshaw driver to take her to the
New Sangvi police chowki instead. However, he allegedly drove her to a secluded
place and raped her.
Later, a rape case was registered with the Sangvi police
station and the accused nabbed. Police identified the auto driver as Umesh
Ravindra Sarkariya (28), a resident of New Sangvi. A local court remanded
Sarkariya to police custody.
“The victim remembered that the driver was a tall person
with wheatish complexion. Our teams zeroed down on auto-rickshaw drivers
operating in Sangvi area during night and nabbed Sarkaraiya,” said senior
police inspector Dilip Naukudkar of the Sangvi police station.
An inquiry has also been ordered against the staff at the
Sangvi police station. “…They should have ensured she reached home safely,”
said an officer.