Woman enroute Surat raped in private luxury bus by driver
Updated: Sep 28th, 2024
Surat bus rape |
A shocking incident has come to light where a woman was allegedly raped by the driver of a private luxury bus while travelling from Amreli’s Lathi to Surat.
As per the complaint filed by the victim, the accused threatened to harm her son if she resisted.
The victim, a resident of Surat’s Parvat Patiya area, aged around 33, reported the incident to Kapodara police.
The victim stated in her complaint that the accused driver had repeatedly called her after her initial journey to Lathi and had persisted in pursuing a relationship with her.
However, she had refused his advances. On the night of the incident, around 2 am, while she was travelling with her son on the same route, the same driver allegedly took advantage of the situation and came to her seat while another driver was at the wheel.
He raped her and threatened to harm her son if she reported the matter.
The accused driver allegedly held the victim captive for over three hours and threatened to kill her if she revealed the incident to anyone.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vipul Patel confirmed the incident and stated that the police have initiated an investigation into the matter.
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