A 16-year-old Class 11 student from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped inside a sleeper bus after she sought help from its driver and conductor during heavy rain, police sources said. The incident occurred on August 4 while the teenager was travelling from Mainpuri to Noida to meet her cousin.

According to police sources, the girl had left home after an argument with her mother and boarded a bus for Noida Sector 63. Amid heavy rain and poor visibility, she mistakenly got off at Pari Chowk. She later flagged down another bus and asked for help. The vehicle had no passengers at the time. The conductor told her the bus was headed towards Noida Sector 63, and she boarded.

The conductor allegedly made inappropriate advances soon after the bus began moving. The driver and conductor were subsequently held by police in connection with the alleged gang-rape.