Woman raped in moving bus near Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A driver allegedly raped a 19-year-old hospital employee in a moving minibus at Hoskote near here. Police said the woman was on her way to work from her village when a mini-bus pulled up. There was no other passengers in the van apart from the driver, Ravi, 26, and cleaner Manjunath, 23. The woman realised she was alone when she boarded the bus. Ravi asked Manjunath to take the wheel after driving the vehicle for about a km and raped the woman. The mini-bus travelled more than 4 km before the accused dumped her on a street. The survivor boarded another bus, went to her hospital and informed colleagues what had happened. Police tracked down Ravi and Manjunath and booked them for rape and under the SC/ST Act.