India, Feb. 26 -- The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo-motu cognisance of the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a stationary Shivshahi bus at Pune's Swargate depot and demanded the state police DGP to take urgent action on the case.

The alleged incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.

The commission asked the police to submit an action taken report with a first information report (FIR) copy within three days. It called for a "fair and time-bound investigation" and urged the DGP to extend all necessary support to the victim.

According to the victim, the accused approached her and offered to take her to the 'right' bus. She hesitated to get inside a poorly lit bus, but he convinced...