‘Falsely Implicated’: Family Defends Bus Driver Arrested In UP Teen Gang-Rape Case
The family of an arrested bus driver, Kuldeep, has alleged that he is being falsely framed in the horrific gang-rape of a 16-year-old student inside a moving sleeper bus, linking his arrest to ongoing personal enmity following his father's recent murder.
The main accused, driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep, were apprehended by the Delhi Police from a bus parking facility in Timarpur in connection with the August 4 incident, which occurred near the Kashmere Gate area.
The family of an arrested bus driver, Kuldeep, has alleged that he is being falsely framed in the horrific gang-rape of a 16-year-old student inside a moving sleeper bus, linking his arrest to ongoing personal enmity following his father's recent murder.
The main accused, driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep, were apprehended by the Delhi Police from a bus parking facility in Timarpur in connection with the August 4 incident, which occurred near the Kashmere Gate area.
The driver's family strongly refuted the charges, maintaining that Kuldeep has no prior criminal record during his 10-to-15-year driving career and appealing to the state for intervention.
According to Delhi Police officials, the victim--a Class 11 student from Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh--had left her home following a family disagreement to visit a relative in Noida.
The victim mistakenly disembarked at Pari Chowk in heavy rain and darkness. An empty sleeper bus stopped, and the crew allowed her to board under the pretext of travelling toward Noida Sector-63.
Shortly after departure, the conductor made obscene advances before both the driver and conductor allegedly gang-raped the minor and threatened her life. The vehicle travelled approximately 47 kilometres across the National Capital Region.
The accused dropped the victim off near the Ring Road adjacent to the Kashmere Gate terminal late at night and fled. After the victim reported the assault to police, authorities traced and seized the sleeper bus for forensic analysis and arrested both suspects.