Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped on Sleeper Bus; Two Arrested
Police say a 16-year-old student was traveling from Uttar Pradesh to Noida to visit her cousin.
She got off near Pari Chowk during heavy rain and darkness, mistakenly believing she had reached her destination.
She was alone and asked an empty sleeper bus for help.
Police allege that the driver and conductor let her board after saying they were going toward Noida.
They allegedly attacked her inside the moving bus and threatened her when she resisted.
The men later left her near the Kashmere Gate bus terminal.
She contacted police, who arrested the two suspects and took the bus for testing.
Investigators are also examining route CCTV footage and other evidence.
Police allege that a 16-year-old Class 11 student was assaulted inside a moving sleeper bus on the night of August 4.
The student, from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, was traveling to Noida to visit her cousin after getting stranded in heavy rain.
Driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep allegedly offered her a ride after claiming the bus was headed to Noida Sector 63.
Police say the men threatened her and abandoned her on Ring Road near Delhi’s Kashmere Gate bus terminal.
Delhi Police arrested both suspects, seized the bus, and collected CCTV footage and forensic evidence, including strands of hair.
- Who
- A 16-year-old Class 11 student from Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh; bus driver Kuldeep; and conductor Sandeep.
- What
- Police allege that Kuldeep and Sandeep sexually assaulted the student inside a moving sleeper bus and later abandoned her.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on the night of August 4; police arrested the suspects the same day, according to one report.
- Where
- The student boarded near Pari Chowk, and police say she was abandoned on Ring Road near the Kashmere Gate bus terminal in Delhi.
- Why
- She was seeking transport to her cousin’s home in Noida after becoming stranded in heavy rain; police allege the accused misled her about the bus’s destination.
- Survivor
- A 16-year-old Class 11 student from Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged date
- Night of August 4
- Accused
- Driver Kuldeep, reported to be 39, and conductor Sandeep, reported to be 26
- Vehicle
- A sleeper bus identified in one report as bearing the name “Vishwanath”
- Journey
- The bus reportedly traveled nearly 47 kilometres across the national capital region; the student was still about 35 kilometres from her cousin’s home when she sought help
- Arrest location
- A bus parking lot in Timarpur, north Delhi
- Evidence
- Police seized the bus, sent it for forensic examination, found strands of the student’s hair, and collected route CCTV footage
- Reported police account
- The bus had reportedly returned from a repair workshop in Surajpur before encountering the student
