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47 km, ‘zero’ checks, Greater Noida to Old Delhi: 17-year-old’s bus rape horror
The case has raised questions over the implementation and monitoring of safety measures mandated for passenger buses after the 2012 Delhi gangrape.
The suspected sleeper bus after a 16-year-old Class 11 student was allegedly gang-raped inside it, in Delhi's Kashmere Gate area.
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped on a sleeper bus that travelled nearly 47 km from Greater Noida to Old Delhi’s Kashmere Gate without being checked at a single police picket, sources said.
The incident, which took place on August 4, has raised fresh concerns over the implementation of safety measures mandated for public and private passenger buses after the December 16 gangrape case in 2012.
Niharika Bhatt, DCP, North Delhi, said, “On the night of August 4, a 17-year-old girl approached Kashmere Gate Police Station and reported that she had been raped inside a bus in Noida. During the inquiry, it was found that the girl was travelling from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh to the house of a relative in Noida. The alleged sexual assault took place while she was travelling from Pari Chowk, Greater Noida”.
The accused have been identified as bus driver Kuldeep, 39; and conductor, Sandeep, 26. The duo, hailing from Kanpur, was arrested within four hours of the incident, said officers.
The bus travelled on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and passed major entry and exit points between Noida and Delhi.
After the incident, Bhatt added, the bus driver and conductor allegedly dropped the minor off at a location on Ring Road, within the jurisdiction of Kashmere Gate Police Station, far away from the scene of the crime.
“Considering the sensitive nature of the case and in accordance with the new criminal laws, Kashmere Gate Police immediately arranged the victim’s medical examination and registered a case without getting into jurisdictional issues. With the help of CCTV cameras, the police traced the bus within four hours and arrested both accused. The victim was produced before the Child Welfare Committee and, as per its directions, was handed over to her father. The investigation into the case is still underway,” Bhatt said.
Police have collected forensic evidence from the bus, including hair strands and semen samples, officers said. The two accused have also undergone medical examinations.
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According to sources, Kuldeep and Sandeep had taken the bus to a workshop in Surajpur, Greater Noida, for repairs after it developed a technical fault. The duo worked with Vishwanath Travels for the last two years. After the vehicle was repaired, sources said, the two were driving back to a parking facility in North Delhi’s Timarpur when they noticed the girl.
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Police sources claimed she was waiting alone at Pari Chowk. The two men allegedly persuaded her to board the vehicle. Officers said the girl was allegedly gangraped inside the bus.
The accused then allegedly abandoned her at Kashmere Gate. The girl approached the police booth nearby and asked for directions for the police station. Officers present at the booth made her board an auto and directed it to take her to the Kashmere Gate police station, said sources.
The suspected sleeper bus after a 16-year-old Class 11 student was allegedly gang-raped inside it, in Delhi’s Kashmere Gate area, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (PTI Photo)
After the incident, the accused allegedly took the vehicle to the Timarpur parking area, where they were later arrested by police, said officers.
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