43km, 0 stops & defunct CCTV: Security gaps exposed in Delhi-NCR bus gang rape case
A heartbreaking incident in Greater Noida has emerged, where a 16-year-old girl was reportedly gang-raped by a bus driver and conductor. After picking her up during a rainstorm, the assailants left her stranded near Kashmere Gate post-assault. The police responded promptly, capturing the culprits by tracking the bus, evoking memories of the Nirbhaya case that shocked the nation.
On August 4, a 16-year-old girl from Mainpuri boarded a sleeper bus in Greater Noida, intending to travel to her cousin's home in Noida Sector 63. She was scolded by her mother and decided to travel without her. The bus was operating irregularly due to a technical fault and was under repair at a workshop in Surajpur, Greater Noida, where its CCTV cameras were not operational.
The bus traveled 47km without stopping, taking the girl near Kashmere Gate around 9pm. She was abandoned there after the driver and conductor allegedly sexually assaulted her. The bus had initially been taken to the workshop with the intention of being moved towards Kashmere Gate for painting. The two accused, driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep, were arrested from a parking lot in north Delhi's Timarpur.
Forensic examination found the girl's hair strands inside the bus. The incident has drawn comparisons to the 2012 Nirbhaya case, which led to significant changes in India's legal framework regarding sexual offenses.
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