A 16-year-old Class 11 student was allegedly gang-raped inside a sleeper bus and left at Kashmere Gate in Delhi on August 4, according to Delhi Police sources. The girl was travelling from Uttar Pradesh to meet her cousin in Noida and mistakenly got off at Pari Chowk during heavy rain before boarding the bus, police said.

The accused were identified as Kuldeep and Sandeep, both from Uttar Pradesh, who worked as the bus driver and conductor. Delhi Police arrested them and seized the Uttar Pradesh-registered bus.

During inquiry, the accused allegedly told police they thought they would avoid detection if they abandoned the girl in Delhi. The girl told police she was alone in the bus when the incident occurred. Police have initiated a probe into the case.