Incident Overview

A 16-year-old Class 11 student from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped inside a sleeper bus in Delhi's Kashmere Gate area on the night of August 4, police said. The bus driver, identified as Kuldeep, and conductor, Sandeep, have been arrested in connection with the case.

Sequence of Events

According to police, the victim, a resident of Mainpuri district, had left home after a disagreement with her family and was travelling to visit her cousin in Noida. Due to heavy rain and darkness, she mistakenly got off at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida.

An empty sleeper bus passing through the area stopped after the girl signalled for help. The driver and conductor allegedly told her the bus was headed towards Noida Sector 63 and allowed her to board.

Police said the conductor began making obscene gestures towards the victim shortly after the bus started moving. The girl has alleged that both the driver and conductor then raped her and threatened to kill her when she resisted.

The bus travelled approximately 47 kilometres to Kashmere Gate, where the accused allegedly abandoned the teenager on Ring Road near the Kashmere Gate bus terminal late at night and fled.

Police Action

The victim approached Kashmere Gate police and reported the incident. Police arrested Kuldeep and Sandeep from a bus parking lot in Timarpur and seized the sleeper bus, which has been sent for forensic examination.

Investigators said the bus had earlier broken down and was taken to a workshop in Surajpur for repairs. After repairs, the driver and conductor were taking the empty bus to Timarpur when they encountered the girl at Pari Chowk.

Police noted that the sleeper bus had curtains around its berths, which prevented passersby from seeing inside during the alleged incident. An investigation is underway.