AGRA Taking cognizance of the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl on a moving sleeper bus in Noida last month, the UP State Women’s Commission (UPSWC) has sought a detailed action-taken report from the Gautam Buddh Nagar police commissioner.
she mistakenly alighted at Pari Chowk and boarded an empty sleeper coach While en route to her cousin’s house in Noida. The bus driver and conductor allegedly sexually assaulted the teenager while the vehicle was in motion, threatening her life when she resisted. Both the accused driver and conductor have since been arrested by the police. “We have asked the GB Nagar police to conduct a time-bound, fair and free investigation so as to ensure strictest possible punishment to the accused as per law. Besides, police have been instructed to give topmost priority to the security and pride of the survivor while maintaining confidentiality required in such cases,” added Chauhan.
The incident occurred on the rainy night of August 4. The accused then abandoned the survivor near Kashmere Gate in Old Delhi, over 40 km away.
The minor, hailing from Mainpuri, had left her home without informing her family following a reprimand from her mother over her studies, according to the police. “Neither the family members nor the villagers are prepared to utter a word about the incident, reflecting the fear they are living in after the incident,” he added. ‘It is a shocking incident…a letter has been written on Monday to the police commissioner in Gautam Buddh Nagar, asking him to take cognizance of newspaper reports about this incident of gangrape with a minor on a moving sleeper coach bus,” stated Babita Chauhan, chairperson, UPSWC on Tuesday.
Because the house was locked when he reached there, katheria claimed to have visited the victim’s house but revealed that he could not meet the family. On Monday, Samajwadi Party MLA from Kisni in Mainpuri, Brajesh Katheria, condemned the alleged gang rape and demanded strict action against the accused.
