A 16-year-old student is allegedly gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus in Delhi after boarding it in heavy rain and darkness. Police say the assault happens during a ride that takes her toward the Kashmere Gate area, and that the girl is later abandoned on/near the route. The incident is reported to have occurred on the night of August 4.
Police arrest the bus driver and conductor, identified as Kuldeep and Sandeep, from a parking lot in Timarpur. Outlets report that the bus is seized for examination and that investigators collect CCTV footage and forensic evidence from inside the vehicle. The girl, travelling from Uttar Pradesh to meet a cousin in Noida, tells police she gets on after seeking help when she realizes she is still not at her destination.
Accounts across outlets broadly agree on the alleged assault, the abandonment near the Kashmere Gate area, and the arrests. Differences include the precise starting point and distance details mentioned (such as whether she boards near Pari Chowk and the total ride length/distance described), and some reporting on how the conductor allegedly misleads her about the route.
