A 30-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted inside a moving sleeper bus in northwest Delhi's Rani Bagh area late Monday night. Police said two men accused in the case have been arrested, per a report by Hindustan Times.
The woman, who works at a factory in Mangolpuri and lives with her family in a slum cluster in Pitampura, was returning home after work when the incident allegedly took place near the B-block bus stand in the Saraswati Vihar area.
Incident took place while woman was returning home
According to police and the woman's complaint cited by HT, she had covered part of her route in an e-rickshaw and was walking the remaining distance when the incident unfolded around midnight.
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Investigators said a sleeper bus stopped near the bus stand. The woman told police that she approached a man standing near the vehicle to ask for the time. She alleged that the man gestured for her to come closer and then pulled her inside the bus.
Police said the woman later alleged that two men assaulted her inside the moving vehicle as it travelled several kilometres towards Nangloi.
Woman later contacted police
Officials said the bus eventually stopped near Nangloi Metro station, where the accused allegedly abandoned the woman.
After the incident, she contacted police, who reached the location and began the investigation. Authorities said the survivor underwent a medical examination at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital.
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered under gang rape charges and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Bus seized, CCTV footage under examination
Police have identified the accused as driver Umesh and conductor Ramendra, per HT report. Both were arrested and later sent to judicial custody on Tuesday.
Investigators have reportedly seized the Bihar-registered sleeper bus and are examining CCTV footage collected from locations along the route.
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Forensic teams also inspected the vehicle and gathered evidence from inside the bus. A police officer involved in the investigation said the sleeper bus had curtains covering its windows, limiting visibility from outside.
The investigation is ongoing, and police are continuing to examine evidence linked to the case.
