Delhi: Teen Student Gang-Raped on Moving Sleeper Bus Across NCR, Driver and Conductor Arrested
A 16-year-old Class 11 student from Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus traveling 47 kilometres across the NCR. The victim was targeted after boarding the vehicle during heavy rain at Pari Chowk. Delhi Police have arrested the driver and conductor, seized the vehicle for forensic testing, and launched an investigation.
A 16-year-old student from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly subjected to a brutal gang-rape aboard a moving sleeper bus that travelled nearly 47 kilometres across the National Capital Region (NCR) before the suspects abandoned her near a major transit terminal, police said. The incident reportedly occurred on the night of August 4 in a sleeper bus in the Kashmere Gate area. The Delhi Police have arrested the bus driver, Kuldeep, and the conductor, Sandeep, in connection with the case.
According to police sources, the victim is a Class 11 student hailing from the Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh, ANI reported. Officials detailed that the student had left home without informing her family after a disagreement and was on her way to visit her cousin in Noida. Due to heavy rain and darkness, she mistakenly got off at Pari Chowk, where she subsequently encountered the vehicle. IRS Officer’s Daughter Rape-Murder Case: Accused Rahul Meena Allegedly Stole INR 2.5 Lakh, Police Probe Gaming Debt Angle.
Delhi Police Arrest Bus Driver and Conductor in Bus Gang-Rape Case
Teen Student Gang-Raped on Moving Sleeper Bus in Delhi
The victim sought assistance after getting stranded in heavy rain and signalled the bus to stop, after which it halted. The driver and conductor let her board, claiming the bus was going to Noida Sector-63. It is alleged that shortly after the bus started moving, the conductor began making obscene advances toward the victim.
According to police sources, the accused took the bus to a workshop in Surajpur for repairs following a mechanical breakdown prior to the trip. Describing how the accused exploited the vehicle's curtained interior to conceal the crime during the late-night journey, the police informed that after the repairs were completed, the driver and conductor were driving the empty bus to Timarpur when they encountered the student at Pari Chowk. Delhi Horror: Former Domestic Help Arrested for Rape and Murder of Senior Official’s 22-Year-Old Daughter.
Assault Inside the Curtained Sleeper Bus
According to the victim, the driver and conductor subsequently raped her and threatened to kill her when she resisted. The bus covered a distance of approximately 47 kilometres from Pari Chowk to Kashmere Gate. Since it was a sleeper bus equipped with curtains, passersby could not see inside.
The accused dropped the victim off on the Ring Road near the Kashmere Gate bus terminal late at night and fled the scene.
A terrified student contacted the Kashmere Gate police and reported the entire incident. Police have arrested both accused individuals from a bus parking lot in Timarpur and seized the sleeper bus used in the crime, which is undergoing forensic examination. Further investigation is currently underway as authorities process the forensic evidence gathered from the vehicle.
Women and Child Helpline Numbers:
Childline India – 1098; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women / Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/ 1291; Missing Child and Women – 1094.
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