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Rahul Gandhi questions accountability after Noida bus gang-rape, police arrest two accused
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government of failing to protect women after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped on a moving bus in Noida. Police have arrested the driver and conductor, and the National Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of the case.
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Investigation underway after 16-year-old allegedly gang-raped on bus in Noida
Police have arrested two men accused of allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl on a sleeper bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi, officials said. The incident occurred on the night of August 4.
According to police, the girl, a Class 11 student from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, left home after being scolded by her mother and boarded a bus for Noida Sector 63, where her cousin lives. She mistakenly got off at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida amid heavy rain around 9 pm, and realised she was still about 25 km from her destination. As she searched for transport, a bus stopped near her.
Police said the conductor allegedly told her they were headed to Sector 63 and would drop her off there. The bus was not on regular passenger service that night, investigators and the travel company said, and had been taken to a workshop at Surajpur in Greater Noida for repairs after developing a technical fault. The two accused picked up the bus from the workshop around 5 pm and began their journey around 9 pm, travelling from Surajpur to Pari Chowk before proceeding towards Kashmere Gate.
The girl alleged in her complaint that she was gang-raped en route and then abandoned at Kashmere Gate, from where she managed to take an auto-rickshaw to the police station. Police said the bus was on the move when the rape occurred.
Police response
Delhi Police registered an FIR and launched a search to arrest the accused, without going into any jurisdiction issue, DCP (North) Niharika Bhatt said in a video statement. Police registered a case, arranged the girl's medical examination, and traced the bus using CCTV footage, The Times of India reported. The sleeper bus has been seized and is undergoing forensic examination.
The teenager was produced before the Child Welfare Committee and handed over to her father, The Times of India reported. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the incident and issued notices to the authorities concerned.
Rahul Gandhi's criticism
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi criticised the central and Uttar Pradesh governments over the alleged gang-rape, questioning the lack of accountability for police under Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said Delhi-NCR has become so unsafe for women that a minor girl was gang-raped for 47 km in a sleeper bus from Greater Noida to Delhi.
"Astonishingly, neither the entire Delhi police nor the Noida police had the slightest inkling of it," Gandhi wrote. "This bus crossed the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Delhi's Ring Road, the border -- all of it -- without being stopped even once at a single checkpoint."
Gandhi noted that curtains were drawn over the bus seats so no one could see what was happening inside, adding that the perpetrators had no fear of the administration whatsoever. He asked why rules for checking and monitoring such buses are still not being followed after so many years since the 'Nirbhaya' case.
"Those curtains weren't just drawn on that one bus - it is the result of curtains being drawn year after year by the government over the administration's failures, leaving women unable even to take a safe journey in the country's capital," he said.
Gandhi asked how many more women and girls will have to endure this before the central and state governments finally fix the system, and whether there will be any accountability for the Delhi Police under Amit Shah or the UP Police under Adityanath. "Not a chance, this crime, too, will just have a curtain drawn over it," he said.
The Economic Times reported that Gandhi made similar remarks in a post on X, and as reported by news agency ANI, he said the incident reflected the government's failure to protect women. The Economic Times's report also cited police as saying the girl was abandoned near Kashmere Gate, more than 40 km away in Old Delhi.
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Framing: Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the Centre and UP government over the Noida bus gang-rape, emphasizing 'no accountability'. — critical and accusatory
Facts Included:
Rahul Gandhi criticized the central and Uttar Pradesh governments regarding a recent gang-rape incident.
A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped on a moving bus in Noida earlier this month.
The incident occurred on a sleeper bus traveling from Greater Noida to Delhi.
Gandhi questioned the lack of accountability for police under Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath.
He stated that this crime, like others, would likely be covered up.
Gandhi said Delhi-NCR has become so unsafe for women that a minor girl was gang-raped for 47 km in a sleeper bus from Greater Noida to Delhi.
Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X that neither the entire Delhi police nor the Noida police had the slightest inkling of it.
Gandhi said the bus crossed the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Delhi's Ring Road, the border without being stopped even once at a single checkpoint.
Gandhi said curtains were drawn over the bus seats so no one could see what was happening inside.
Gandhi said the perpetrators had no fear of the administration whatsoever.
Gandhi asked why the rules for checking and monitoring such buses are still not being followed after so many years since the 'Nirbhaya' case.
Gandhi said the curtains drawn on that bus are the result of curtains being drawn year after year by the government over the administration's failures.
Gandhi asked how many more women and girls will have to endure this before the central and state governments finally fix this system.
Gandhi asked if there will be any accountability for the Delhi Police under Amit Shah, or the UP Police under Adityanath, and said not a chance - this crime, too, will just have a curtain drawn over it.
A 16-year-old girl boarded a sleeper bus in Greater Noida on a rainy night earlier this month and was allegedly gang-raped by its conductor and driver and abandoned near Kashmere Gate, more than 40 km away in Old Delhi, police said.
The two accused have been arrested, police said, adding that the bus was on the move when the girl was raped.
The crime took place on the night of August 4.
The girl from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh left home after being scolded by her mother 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, the Class 11 student told police.
Standing in pouring rain, the girl realised that she was still about 25 km away from her cousin's place.
As she searched for transport, a bus stopped near her.
According to police, the conductor allegedly told her that they were headed to Sector 63 and would drop her off there.
The bus was not on regular passenger service that night.
According to investigators and the travel company, the bus had been taken to a workshop at Surajpur in Greater Noida for repairs after developing a technical fault.
The two accused picked up the bus from the workshop around 5 pm and began their journey around 9 pm.
They travelled from Surajpur to Pari Chowk, where they picked up the girl on the pretext of giving her a lift, before proceeding towards Kashmere Gate.
En route, they gang-raped the girl, she alleged in her complaint.
The girl was abandoned at Kashmere Gate, from where she managed to take an auto-rickshaw to the police station.
In a video statement, DCP (North) Niharika Bhatt said that without going into any jurisdiction issue, Delhi Police registered an FIR and launched a search to arrest the accused.
Framing: Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the Centre and Delhi-UP governments over the bus gang rape, emphasizing 'curtains drawn over govt failures' — Critical and accusatory
Facts Included:
16-year-old allegedly gang-raped on bus
Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre as well as the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments
The incident occurred inside a sleeper bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi
Gandhi said the failure of the police to stop the bus at any checkpoint reflected the government's failure to protect women
Gandhi wrote on X: 'Delhi NCR has become so unsafe for women that a minor girl was gang-raped for 47 kilometres in a sleeper bus from Greater Noida to Delhi.'
Gandhi noted that curtains were drawn over the bus seats so no one could see what was happening inside
Gandhi questioned accountability for the Delhi Police under Amit Shah and the UP Police under Adityanath
The girl was travelling from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh to Noida
The incident occurred on the night of August 4
Delhi Police arrested the bus driver and conductor
DCP North District Niharika Bhatt said the girl approached Kashmiri Gate ISBT police station after being dropped on Ring Road
The girl had reportedly got off near Pari Chowk in Greater Noida due to heavy rain and darkness
The rape occurred en route between Pari Chowk (Greater Noida) and Sector 63, Noida
Police registered a case, arranged her medical examination, and traced the bus with CCTV footage
The sleeper bus has been seized and is undergoing forensic examination
The teenager was produced before the Child Welfare Committee and handed over to her father
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the incident and issued notices
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ClaimA 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped on a sleeper bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi.
ClaimRahul Gandhi wrote on X: 'Delhi NCR has become so unsafe for women that a minor girl was gang-raped for 47 kilometres in a sleeper bus from Greater Noida to Delhi.'
ClaimGandhi said the bus crossed the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Delhi's Ring Road, the border without being stopped even once at a single checkpoint.
ClaimGandhi said the curtains drawn on that bus are the result of curtains being drawn year after year by the government over the administration's failures.
ClaimGandhi questioned if there will be any accountability for the Delhi Police under Amit Shah, or the UP Police under Adityanath, and said not a chance - this crime, too, will just have a curtain drawn over it.
ClaimA 16-year-old girl boarded a sleeper bus in Greater Noida on a rainy night earlier this month and was allegedly gang-raped by its conductor and driver and abandoned near Kashmere Gate, more than 40 km away in Old Delhi, police said.
ClaimThe girl from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh left home after being scolded by her mother and boarded a bus for Noida Sector 63, where her cousin lives, police said.
ClaimAccording to investigators and the travel company, the bus had been taken to a workshop at Surajpur in Greater Noida for repairs after developing a technical fault.
ClaimThey travelled from Surajpur to Pari Chowk, where they picked up the girl on the pretext of giving her a lift, before proceeding towards Kashmere Gate.
ClaimIn a video statement, DCP (North) Niharika Bhatt said that without going into any jurisdiction issue, Delhi Police registered an FIR and launched a search to arrest the accused.