Pune/IBNS, Feb. 26 -- A 26-year-old woman was raped inside a bus early Tuesday morning while being parked in the middle of Pune's busy Swargate Bus Stand, which is around 100 metres from a police station.

The accused has been named Dattatraya Ramdas, who was identified through a CCTV feed.

Eight special police teams have been formed and a canine sniffer unit has been deployed to track the accused. Ramdas, 36, already has a criminal record.

According to the police, the crime took place sometime between 5.45 am and 6.30 am.

A preliminary scan of CCTV footage shows the alleged rapist talking to the victim, who said Ramdas addressed her as 'didi', or 'sister'.

According to the woman, he asked after her destination and told her the parked...