A 30-year-old woman was kidnapped and gang-raped inside a moving sleeper bus in northwest Delhi’s Rani Bagh area late Monday night, police officers familiar with the investigation said on Thursday, adding that the accused have been arrested.
The woman, who works in a factory in Mangolpuri and lives with her family in a slum area in Pitampura, was returning home after work when the accident occurred near the B-block bus stand in Saraswati Vihar area, police said.
According to the woman’s complaint, she traveled part of the way in an e-rickshaw before continuing on foot. Around midnight, a sleeping bus stopped near the bus stop. The survivor told police that when she asked a man standing near the bus what time it was, he motioned for her to come closer, and then pulled her inside the bus.
The woman alleged that two men sexually assaulted her inside the moving bus while it was traveling several kilometers towards Nangloi. The bus eventually stopped near Nangloi Metro station, where the accused left the woman, police said.
The woman called the police after which they arrived at the spot. The survivor underwent a medical examination at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital and a First Information Report (FIR) was registered on charges of gang rape and related sections in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, police said.
Investigators have seized the sleeper bus registered in Bihar and are examining CCTV footage along its route. Officers said forensic experts were called in to collect evidence from inside the car.
A police officer said the bus had curtains covering the windows, making it difficult for outsiders to see inside.
The accused, namely driver Umesh and Commander Ramendra, were arrested and sent to judicial custody on Tuesday, police said.
