From Greater Noida to Delhi: 47-km bus ride ends in gangrape of 16-year-old
The Class 11 student, who lives in Mainpuri, left home on August 3 without informing her parents, the Delhi Police said.
A 16-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh was gang-raped on a sleeper bus in Greater Noida after she mistakenly boarded the wrong vehicle, according to Delhi Police. The driver and conductor of the bus were arrested but the incident sparked a jurisdictional dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Delhi police over who was responsible for handling the case.
The girl had left her home in Mainpuri on August 3 without informing her parents, saying she was reprimanded over her studies, according to deputy commissioner of police (north) Niharika Bhatt. She intended to visit her cousin in Sector 63, Noida, but accidentally alighted at Pari Chowk after it began raining and getting dark. A conductor allegedly told her the bus was heading towards Sector 63 and she boarded it, despite no other passengers on board.
Shortly after departure, the two accused allegedly sexually assaulted the girl, threatening to kill her if she resisted, police said. The bus covered around 47km between Pari Chowk in Greater Noida to Ring Road near Kashmere Gate, with its curtains drawn, making it difficult for passersby to see what was happening inside. The girl approached Kashmere Gate police station, after which Delhi Police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the law.
The accused, both in their early 20s and originally from Kanpur, were arrested within four hours after police traced the bus to a parking area in Timarpur.
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