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Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Bus Driver And Conductor In Minor Gang-Rape Case
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CNBC TV18•08-10-2026, 13:18
Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Bus Driver And Conductor In Minor Gang-Rape Case
- •A Delhi court has formally framed charges against bus driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep for the alleged gang-rape and kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl in August.
- •The accused face multiple charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, while the court has scheduled October 24 to record the victim's evidence.
- •The victim, a Class 11 student from Mainpuri, mistakenly boarded the empty sleeper bus at Pari Chowk in Greater Noida during heavy rain, believing it was headed to Noida Sector 63.
- •Police traced the vehicle using CCTV footage within hours of the complaint, arrested the suspects, and seized the bus for forensic examination.
- •The heinous incident has reignited nationwide debates regarding the enforcement of passenger safety measures on buses following the 2012 Nirbhaya case.
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A Delhi court framed charges against the accused driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for kidnapping, wrongful confinement, kidnapping for marriage or sexual intercourse, and gang-rape, alongside a charge under Section 6 of the POCSO Act for aggravated penetrative sexual assault.
The court has scheduled October 24 for recording the victim's evidence in the case.
The 16-year-old Class 11 student was travelling from Mainpuri to Noida to meet her cousin when she mistakenly got off at Pari Chowk amid heavy rain and darkness, after which she stopped an empty sleeper bus that the conductor claimed was headed toward Noida Sector 63.
