The victim, who was travelling to her cousin’s house in Noida after a family dispute, was targeted by the bus driver and conductor after they found her stranded on the road. Delhi and NCR police acted swiftly, arresting both accused individuals, identified as driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep. In a horrific incident, a 16-year-old class 11 student from Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus.
Swift Police Action
Police interrogation revealed that the accused were returning to Timarpur after getting the bus repaired at a Surajpur workshop when they encountered the girl at Pari Chowk. The victim had left her home in Mainpuri without informing her family following a disagreement. As she was stranded, the victim flagged down an empty sleeper bus. Showing immense courage, the victim reached the Kashmiri Gate police station and narrated the ordeal. Taking immediate cognisance of the matter, law enforcement teams tracked down and arrested both accused from a bus parking lot in Timarpur, Delhi. Further investigation into the case is underway.
Due to heavy rain and darkness, she mistakenly got down at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida instead of her intended destination. The accused lured her inside under the pretext of dropping her off at Noida Sector-63. The crime took place on August 4, according to police.
The sleeper bus used in the crime has been seized, and forensic teams have collected crucial evidence from the vehicle, according to Zee News report.
