India, Feb. 28 -- The state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik ordered a security audit of all Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) depots, after a 26-year-old was raped in a stationary bus at Swargate, Pune, on Tuesday. The minister has also issued a directive that all unused vehicles, including those that have been scrapped, be removed from the premises by April 15.

He added that he will urge the home department to appoint an IPS officer to who would supervise the safety of MSRTC depots and buses. Incidentally, till around three years ago, a senior IPS officer was deployed to oversee vigilance and security at all MSRTC depots. The system was subsequently aborted.

Sarnaik held a meeting with officers from MSRTC, transpor...