Pune school driver sexually assaults two minors in moving bus; girl shares ordeal with mother

A 45-year-old school bus driver from Pune sexually assaulted two minors in a moving bus on September 30, a police official said on Thursday. A case has been registered against the bus driver under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and POCSO act, reported ANI.

The Pune City police senior official said, “A case under BNS section 64,65 (2) and relevant sections of the POCSO act has been registered against the 45-year-old school bus driver at Wanwadi police station on 2nd October. Further investigation is underway.”

The bus driver from a reputed school in Pune city sexually assaulted two six-year-old female students on the bus when they were returning home after attending school in the Wanwadi area of the city.

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One of the girls shared her ordeal about the misconduct by the driver, identified as Sanjay Reddy, with her mother.

“The accused allegedly touched the private parts of both the victims when they were returning home from the school. One of the girl students later narrated the incident to her mother, who informed the school authorities,” PTI quoted Wanwadi police official as saying.

The charges levied under BNS and sections of the POCSO Act include 64 (punishment for rape) and 65 (2) (punishment for rape of a woman under twelve years of age).

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This incident comes two months after a sweeper allegedly assaulted two four-year-old girls in a school in Thane’s Badlapur. The accused, identified as Akshay Shinde, was later killed in an encounter when he triedto attack the police on September 23.

On Sunday evening, the body of the accused was buried at the Shantinagar crematorium in Thane district's Ulhasnagar amid massive protests from local residents and organisations. His burial took place around 6:00 pm under heavy police presence.

(With inputs from agencies)