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DNA Evidence Cited in Delhi Sleeper Bus Gang-Rape Chargesheet
Police have accused a bus driver and conductor of sexually assaulting a minor girl inside a moving sleeper bus.
The incident allegedly happened on the night of August 4.
The girl had travelled from Mainpuri and was trying to reach a relative in Noida.
Police said she boarded the bus near Pari Chowk in Greater Noida.
Investigators collected biological evidence from her clothes and the bus.
They said DNA testing matched the evidence to both accused men.
Police filed a large chargesheet with statements from 51 witnesses.
The court has accepted the chargesheet for consideration, and arguments are scheduled for October 7.
Delhi Police filed a 398-page chargesheet against a bus driver and conductor accused of gang-raping a minor.
Police said DNA profiles of both accused matched samples recovered from the survivor’s clothes and the bus.
Forensic evidence, including semen and hair strands, was examined by the Forensic Science Laboratory.
The chargesheet contains statements from 51 prosecution witnesses and was filed before the Tis Hazari Court.
The court took cognisance on September 24, with arguments on charges scheduled for October 7.
- Who
- Delhi Police have accused a bus driver and conductor in the alleged assault of a minor girl.
- What
- Police filed a chargesheet alleging gang rape, kidnapping, wrongful confinement and related offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
- Where
- The alleged assault occurred inside a moving sleeper bus travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi, after the girl boarded near Pari Chowk.
- When
- The alleged incident took place on the night of August 4; the chargesheet was filed on September 18, and the court took cognisance on September 24.
- Why
- Police cited DNA and other forensic evidence, including samples from the girl’s clothes and the bus, as key evidence in the prosecution case.
Key facts
- Accused
- A bus driver and conductor
- Survivor
- A minor girl who had travelled from Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
- Chargesheet length
- 398 pages
- Prosecution witnesses
- 51
- Forensic evidence
- DNA profiles, semen and hair strands
- Court
- Tis Hazari Court
- Next proceeding
- Arguments on charges listed for October 7
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