The sleeper bus in which a 16-year-old from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped after the driver and conductor offered her a lift amid heavy rain in the Delhi-National Capital region had collected nine challans in 23 days in July, show documents accessed by NDTV.
After the victim reported the assault to police, authorities traced and seized the sleeper bus for forensic analysis and arrested both suspects. The police are now preparing to file a chargesheet in the case. The 16-year-old Class 11 student from Mainpuri in UP was abandoned near Kashmere Gate after being gang-raped, police said. Upset after being scolded by her mother, the girl left home and boarded a bus for Noida Sector 63, where her cousin lives, police said. She mistakenly got off at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida amid heavy rain around 9 pm and later boarded the bus after its conductor allegedly told her that it was headed towards Sector 63, according to police.
“The Delhi government would hold discussions with neighbouring states to strengthen further the safety of women and children travelling by buses to and from the national Capital,” Rekha Gupta said.
