Driver booked on charge of outraging modesty

Pune: The Pune rural police on Saturday registered a case against the spare driver of a private luxury bus after a passenger accused him of touching her inappropriately and outraging her modesty, while the bus was passing through Shikrapur early on Friday.
When the woman raised an alarm and forced the driver to stop the bus, the suspect got down from the vehicle and ran away.
The woman later filed a first information report (FIR) FIR with the Shikrapur police.
An officer from the Shikrapur police told TOI that the woman was travelling to Pune from Buldana in the private luxury bus.
“There were two drivers for the bus. One of them was sleeping next to the woman’s seat,” the officer said.
When the bus reached near Shikrapur, the woman realised that the person next to her was touching her inappropriately.
“She immediately raised an alarm and alerted other passengers. She also told the driver to stop the bus. The suspect took advantage of it and ran away,” the officer said.
The woman then approached the Shikrapur police and lodged a complaint.
The suspect has been booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the officer said.