BENGALURU: The city police have arrested a bus driver of a private school for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of dropping her home. The arrest took place on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Laxman B Nimbaragi said that a sexual assault case was registered on Tuesday evening at Chandra Layout wherein a 35-year-old woman alleged that the driver of a school bus took her to a secluded place on the pretext of dropping her home and raped her.
“A sexual assault case was registered on the evening of November 29 at Chandra Layout police station. The 35-year-old victim had asked for a drop from a private school bus driver and, on the pretext of dropping her home, he took her to a secluded place where he allegedly raped her”, Nimbaragi said.
He also added that the victim had taken a photo of the bus and had sent it to her son. “Later, the police received information about the incident when the victim, her son and her son’s friends got into a fight with the accused”, the DCP added. An investigation into the matter is currently under way. (ANI)