Bus gangrape, then a blame game: UP Police vs Delhi Police over jurisdiction
The crime took place on August 4 on a moving sleeper bus that travelled for 47 kilometres.
The arrest of two men for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl on a moving bus in Greater Noida has ignited a jurisdictional dispute between the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Delhi Police. The incident occurred on August 4, when the survivor, a Class 11 student from Mainpuri, boarded a bus intending to reach her cousin’s home in Noida Sector 63.
The bus, which traveled 47 kilometers from Pari Chowk to Ring Road near Kashmere Gate, allegedly stopped at Pari Chowk after dark due to heavy rain. There, the conductor allegedly tricked the survivor into boarding the bus and then sexually assaulted her while the driver and conductor threatened her with death if she resisted. After the survivor reported the crime to the Kashmere Gate police station, the Delhi Police arrested the men within four hours, tracing the bus to a parking area in Timarpur.
The Gautam Buddh Nagar police denied being informed about the incident prior to the Delhi Police's announcement, while the Delhi Police emphasized that crimes against women can be registered and investigated anywhere.
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