India, Feb. 27 -- A 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a stationary Shivshahi bus belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) at Swargate bus stand, police said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 6am on Tuesday in the otherwise crowded premises of Swargate state transport (ST) bus stand. After analysing CCTV footages, the police have identified the accused as Dattatray Ramdas Gade, 36, of Shirur and a criminal on record. The police have formed eight teams to apprehend the suspect.

According to the police, the survivor, who works as a counsellor at a hospital in Pune, had reached the ST stand to board a bus to her hometown Phaltan in Satara district. While she was seated on a bench, the accused...