Survivor confesses to knowing suspect

A day after releasing the suspect following his detention in the Kondhwa alleged rape case, the Pune police on Saturday issued him a notice under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, Section 41A asking him to cooperate with the investigation and remain available for questioning when summoned.

- Shrinivas Deshpande

“We also conducted a face-to-face interrogation between the 25-year-old suspect, an IT professional, and the complainant, a techie working with an IT firm. The duo was questioned for over an hour, during which she admitted that she had known the suspect for over a year. Their parents were also called to the police station during this exercise,” said Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar, who is monitoring the case.

“According to the woman,