In a shocking incident, a girl on her way to Rajasthans Jaipur from Kanpur was allegedly gang-raped by two drivers on the intervening nights of December 9 and 10, said the police.Girl gang-raped in moving bus in RajasthanBriefing about this depressing incident, Bassi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Phoolchand Meena told the media, “Around 7:30 pm on the intervening nights of December 9 and 10, a girl was travelling from Kanpur to Jaipur to her uncles home. She boarded a bus and since she didnt get any seats, she was made to sit in the cabin. During the journey, when other passengers in the cabin left, the drivers raped her, taking turns.”#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: Bassi ACP Phoolchand Meena says, Around 7:30 pm on 9th December, a girl was travelling from Kanpur to Jaipur, to her uncles home. She boarded a bus and since she didnt get any seat, she was made to sit in the cabin. During the journey, when other… pic.twitter.com/4efaW8bbLM— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) December 16, 2023The passengers on the bus opened the cabin door and beat up the drivers after finding the girl in a poor state, he said. What happened nextWhen the passengers sitting outside grew suspicious, they opened the cabin door. Seeing the state of the girl, the passengers beat up the drivers. One of the drivers managed to escape. They caught hold of the other one. They drove the bus to a petrol pump, the ACP said.The girl was immediately taken to the nearby police station and her uncle was called to file the complaint, the police said. Arrest made yet According to the police, one of the drivers, identified as Mohammed Arif, has been arrested by the police while the search is on to arrest the other driver, identified as Lalit, who is on the run.Notably, this incident bears a close resemblance to the 2012 Delhi gang rape incident that took place in the same month and sent shockwaves across the country. A young woman was brutally assaulted and raped on a moving bus in Delhi, which led to her death a few months later.
