Woman Gang-Raped In Moving Bus

The bus was on the way to Rajasthan…


Jaipur: On Friday, Police said that; a 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by two drivers in a moving bus coming to Jaipur from Uttar Pradesh.

The incident took place at midnight on December 9 and 10 when the private bus was coming towards Jaipur from Uttar Pradesh, they said.

The victim was traveling from Kanpur to Jaipur, and was sitting in the cabin, police said.

She was raped by the drivers identified as Arif and Lalit inside the cabin in which she was sitting, they said.

Bhagwan Sahay Meena, the SHO of Kanota police station, said that Arif has been arrested and is in judicial custody now.

Lalit somehow managed to escape and is being searched, he added.

The station house officer (SHO) said that there were a few passengers inside the bus while the victim was inside the cabin, which was closed from inside.

The woman raised an alarm when the incident occurred which alerted the passengers, who got the bus stopped and caught Arif while Lalit escaped, he added.

 

Edited By: Arusha Farooq

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