Archive · 31 Aug 2026
UP Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped on Moving Bus; Two Arrested
A teenager said two men attacked her inside a bus.
She had gotten off near Pari Chowk during heavy rain.
The conductor told her the bus would go to Noida Sector 63.
Instead, the bus traveled toward Delhi.
She said the conductor and driver assaulted her and threatened her.
The men later left her near Kashmere Gate.
She went to the police, who arrested both men.
Police found strands of her hair inside the bus and are checking cameras along the route.
Reports describe her as 16, while a police statement referred to her as 17.
A 16-year-old girl from Mainpuri alleged that a bus conductor and driver raped her on a moving sleeper bus on August 4.
She boarded the empty bus near Pari Chowk during heavy rain after being told it was heading to Noida Sector 63.
Police said the bus instead traveled from Greater Noida toward Kashmere Gate, with reports estimating the distance at over 40 km to nearly 50 km.
The girl said the men threatened to kill her and later abandoned her near Kashmere Gate, where she reached a police station.
Driver Kuldeep, 39, and conductor Sandeep, 26, were arrested in Timarpur; police seized the bus and are examining CCTV and forensic evidence.
- Who
- A teenage girl and two accused men identified as driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep.
- What
- The girl alleged that the conductor and driver gang-raped her on a moving sleeper bus.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on the night of August 4; the arrests were made the same day the suspects were traced, according to police.
- Where
- The bus traveled from Pari Chowk in Greater Noida toward Kashmere Gate in Delhi, where the girl was abandoned.
- Why
- She boarded after the conductor allegedly told her the bus was going to Noida Sector 63; investigators said the bus had actually been taken from a repair workshop toward Delhi.
- Reported victim age
- The reports identify the girl as 16; a police statement referred to her as 17.
- Accused
- Bus driver Kuldeep, 39, and conductor Sandeep, 26, were arrested.
- Alleged date
- August 4, during a rainy night.
- Reported distance
- The bus traveled more than 40 km; reports variously describe the distance as about 43 km or nearly 50 km.
- Boarding point
- The girl reportedly boarded near Pari Chowk around 9 p.m. after becoming stranded in heavy rain.
- Bus status
- The bus was reportedly empty, had been taken to a Surajpur workshop for repairs, and was not operating regular passenger service.
- Evidence and investigation
- Police seized the bus, found strands of the girl’s hair inside, collected CCTV footage, and conducted potency tests on the accused.
