In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly gang-raped inside a private bus in New Delhi. Police have arrested two accused and seized the vehicle in connection with the case.
The incident has revived horrifying memories of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case that had shaken the nation and sparked widespread outrage over women’s safety in the national capital.
Delhi Police has not yet issued an official statement on the incident.
Based on the woman's statement, an FIR was registered under sections 64(1) (rape), 70(1) (gang rape) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Rani Bagh police station on May 12, the sources said.
"The accused have been arrested and further investigation is underway," a police source said, adding that the bus has been seized.
The opposition AAP likened the incident to the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape-murder case and said it was a "big shame".
In a post on X, Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj condemned the incident.
"Big Shame - Nirbhaya repeated. 30 yr old woman was picked up in the bus at night on pretext of asking time. Then she was raped by multiple people in the moving bus for around 2 hours. Bus kept moving in Rani Bagh area of Delhi covering 7 km," he said.
According to the police sources, the woman was returning home after working at a factory. When she reached near the B-Block bus stand in Saraswati Vihar, she saw one of the accused standing near the bus door and asked him the time. The accused then allegedly dragged her inside the bus and raped her.
