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Delhi Bus Rape Case Chargesheet Cites Semen, Hair Evidence
Police have filed a long legal document against two men accused of raping a girl on a bus.
The bus was traveling from Greater Noida to Kashmere Gate in Delhi.
The trip covered nearly 47 kilometers.
Police say biological evidence, including semen and hair, is important to the case.
The chargesheet contains 398 pages.
A court has taken notice of it.
The girl reportedly said she wanted to go to Noida.
The report gives different ages for her, saying 16 in one place and 17 in another.
Delhi Police filed a 398-page chargesheet against two men accused of raping a girl inside a moving sleeper bus.
The alleged incident occurred in August as the bus traveled nearly 47 km from Greater Noida to Delhi’s Kashmere Gate.
Semen and hair strands were identified as key biological evidence in the case.
The court took cognisance of the chargesheet last week, according to officials familiar with the proceedings.
The report refers to the survivor as 16 in the caption and 17 in the article text.
- Who
- Delhi Police, two accused men, and a girl identified in the report as either 16 or 17 years old.
- What
- Police filed a 398-page chargesheet alleging that the two men raped the girl inside a moving sleeper bus.
- Where
- Inside a sleeper bus traveling from Greater Noida to Delhi’s Kashmere Gate.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred in August; the chargesheet was filed earlier this month and the court took cognisance last week.
- Why
- Police filed the chargesheet after investigating the alleged rape and collecting biological evidence.
Key facts
- Accused
- Two men
- Chargesheet length
- 398 pages
- Key evidence
- Semen and hair strands
- Bus route
- Greater Noida to Delhi’s Kashmere Gate
- Distance traveled
- Nearly 47 km
- Legal status
- The court took cognisance of the chargesheet last week
- Reported age
- The caption says 16; the article text says 17
Sources
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