Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Delhi Sleeper Bus Had Eight Challans Amid Gang-Rape Probe
Police are investigating an alleged attack on a 16-year-old girl inside a sleeper bus.
The incident happened on the night of August 4.
Police say the driver and conductor picked her up in Greater Noida and later left her near Kashmere Gate.
The girl had believed the conductor’s promise that the bus would take her to Noida Sector 63.
Investigators are using cameras and phone-location information to trace the bus’s journey.
The bus had received eight traffic-related challans in Uttar Pradesh during July.
Scientists are testing clothing and other evidence for DNA matches.
The case has reminded people of the 2012 Nirbhaya case and concerns about safety on public transport.
Delhi Police are reconstructing the sleeper bus’s route using CCTV and an accused person’s mobile-location data.
The bus received eight Uttar Pradesh challans in July totaling Rs 54,000, including a Rs 23,000 no-permit violation.
Police allege driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep gang-raped a 16-year-old girl inside the bus on August 4.
Forensic teams are examining the victim’s clothes, hair, seat cover and other bus material for DNA evidence.
Police said the company had not verified the accused and the bus’s CCTV cameras were not operational.
- Who
- A 16-year-old girl, bus driver Kuldeep, conductor Sandeep, Delhi Police and the Delhi Commission for Women.
- What
- Delhi Police are investigating the alleged gang-rape of the girl inside a sleeper bus and examining permit, verification and safety violations.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on the night of August 4; the bus received eight challans in July.
- Where
- The girl boarded at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida and was later abandoned near Kashmere Gate in Delhi.
- Why
- Police are reconstructing the bus’s movements, testing forensic evidence and investigating how it traveled without being stopped despite reported violations.
Police findings and allegations
Travel company account
Why the bus was traveling
Police findings and allegations
Police allege the accused picked up the girl around 9 pm and drove toward Kashmere Gate during the alleged attack.
Travel company account
The travel company said the bus had been taken to a workshop in Surajpur, Greater Noida, after a technical fault and was being taken toward Kashmere Gate for painting.
Safety and verification systems
Police findings and allegations
Police sources said the company had not verified the accused, while investigators said the bus’s CCTV cameras were not operational.
Travel company account
The company said the CCTV cameras were not working because the bus was undergoing renovation.
- Victim
- A 16-year-old schoolgirl
- Alleged incident
- Night of August 4
- Accused
- Driver Kuldeep, 39, and conductor Sandeep, 26
- Bus challans
- Eight issued in Uttar Pradesh in July
- Total challan value
- Rs 54,000
- Largest reported violation
- Rs 23,000 for allegedly operating without a permit in Hamirpur
- Investigation evidence
- CCTV, mobile-location data, clothing, hair, seat cover and other bus material