The Delhi Police have collected biological samples from a bus, in which a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by its driver and conductor on August 4, recorded statements of a slew of witnesses and compiled footage from CCTV cameras to form a “watertight case”, officers aware of the developments said on Tuesday.
The commission observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of human rights violations. The Class 11 student, a resident of Mainpuri, had told police she ran away from her house on August 3 after being reprimanded by her mother over her studies, and intended to stay at a cousin house in Sector 63 in Noida. “Therefore, it has issued notices to the police commissioners of Delhi and Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mainpuri’s superintendent of police, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
The bus had curtains covering the windows, making it difficult to see inside from outside, police said. The report is expected to include the status of the investigation and compensation, if any, paid to the victim,” the NHRC said. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said it has issued notices to the police commissioners of Delhi and Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.
The bus covered a distance of around 47km between Pari Chowk in Greater Noida, from where the accused picked up the victim, to the Ring Road area near the Kashmere Gate Inter- State Bus Terminal, where they dropped off the victim in the early hours of August 4.
They said that the charge sheet in the case is likely to be filed within two weeks. Police said the samples include hair strands of the victim, among other exhibits, which will form a key part of the probe. A police officer associated with the probe, requesting anonymity, said that they have written to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to expedite the report. The officer, asking not to be named, said, “The statement of her cousin—her uncle’s son whom she had planned to visit— has also been recorded, along with that of the owner of the bus, who has an office in Delhi, and officials of the Child Welfare Committee who spoke to the girl and counselled her,” the officer said.
