Bopdev Ghat gang rape case: Defence to cross examine survivor on June 10

Pune: The trial in the 2024 Bopdev Ghat gang rape and robbery case continued before the court of additional sessions judge HM Bhosale on Monday, with the further chief examination of the survivor being completed.Special public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar appeared for the prosecution, while advocates representing the accused were also present. Accused Chandrakumar Raviprasad Kanojiya, Akhtar Babu Shaikh alias Shoaib and Bapu Dashrath Gosavi alias Suraj were physically produced before the court by jail authorities.Pawar told TOI, “The cross-examination of the survivor by the defence is to begin from June 10.”During the proceedings, various items of muddemal (physical articles or property connected with an offence seized during investigation and produced before the court as evidence) produced under ‘exhibit 26’ were taken on record. Following completion of the further chief examination of the survivor, the court adjourned the matter for her cross-examination on June 10.The case is related to the incident on Oct 3, 2024, of the alleged gang rape and robbery of a 21-year-old event management student at Bopdev Ghat on the outskirts of Pune.