Bopdev Ghat Gangrape Case: After Six Months, Pune Police Arrest Third Accused

After over six months since the rape took place, the Pune police on Saturday announced the arrest of the third and final accused in the Bopdev Ghat gangrape case.

The name of the suspect is Suraj alias Bapu Gosavi. Two accused in the case have been arrested, and a coordinated manhunt was underway for the third aide.

The two accused arrested in the case were identified as Chandrakumar Raviprasad Kanojiya, a native of Madhya Pradesh, and Akhtar Babu Shaikh, hailing from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

For the uninitiated, a woman was allegedly raped by three men on the night of October 3 in the Bopdev Ghat area on the outskirts of Maharashtra's Pune city during an outing with a male friend. The assailants beat up her friend too.

Superintendent of Police (Pune Rural) Pankaj Deshmukh, on Saturday, confirmed that Gosavi was arrested at the Akluj bus stand in Solapur district with the help of Walchandnagar police.