Pune bus rape case: Minister Kadam pulls up MSRTC for security lapse, backs police

Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam on Thursday blamed the private security guards at the Swargate MSRTC bus depot in connection with the rape of a 26-year-old woman a couple of days ago but asserted the accused had been identified and would be held soon. The security guards at Swargate MSRTC bus terminal are provided by a private agency through the corporation and the depot manager should have been more alert, Mr. Kadam said. Asked about the MSRTC earlier writing to the police about anti-social elements at Swargate bus depot, Mr. Kadam asserted "you cannot run away by submitting a letter". Mr. Kadam, during his visit to Swargate bus terminal, was accompanied by Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Sharma and other senior police officials.