Mumbai, Feb. 28 -- Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant on Friday death penalty for the accused in the Pune rape case.

The accused was detained by a team of the Pune Crime Branch from Gunat village in Shirur Tehsil of Pune district and was formally arrested on Friday.

Speaking to media on Friday, Uday Samant said, "... The accused arrested by Pune Police should receive the strictest punishment. He should get a verdict of hanging to death... Giving political mileage to every incident to defame Mahayuti is not appropriate..."

Meanwhile, BJP MP Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad also condemned the recent rape incident in Pune and expressed confidence that strict action would be taken under the leadership of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis....