Accused Gade’s lawyer says act was ’consensual’

Defending Dattatray Ramdas Gade, the accused in the Pune bus rape case, his council said victim could have shouted if she wanted help. Meanwhile, his other defence council claim that the act was consensual.

“It was 5.45am in the morning (the time of the alleged incident). She could have shouted and sought help. Nothing was done forcefully," advocate Wajid Khan said while speaking news agency ANI.

Meanwhile, the second counsel advocate Sajid Shah said, “In defence of the accused, we have told the court that whatever happened, it happened following a consent between the two.”

About his previous crimes, defense counsel said, “The earlier cases on him were of robbery, not rape. The investigating officer said that he is a habitual offender but he was not convicted in any of the previous cases.”