A 16-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus.
NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old Class 11 student from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus after she boarded the vehicle seeking help while stranded in heavy rain, police said. The incident took place on the night of August 4 after the teenager, from Mainpuri district, left home following a disagreement with her family and set out to meet her cousin in Noida. The terrified student approached Kashmere Gate police and reported the incident.
The girl got off at Pari Chowk by mistake amid heavy rain and darkness, according to police. Police said the conductor allegedly began making obscene advances towards the teenager soon after the bus started moving. Police said the sleeper bus had curtains around its berths, which allegedly helped the accused conceal what was happening inside during the journey.
An empty sleeper bus passing through the area then stopped after she signalled for help. The girl has alleged that both the driver and conductor subsequently raped her and threatened to kill her when she resisted. Police subsequently arrested Kuldeep and Sandeep from a bus parking area in Timarpur and seized the sleeper bus. The vehicle has been sent for forensic examination.
Further investigation is underway.
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