Delhi bus gang-rape: Some accused worked for school bus service

The DCP of South Delhi police on Monday said the vehicle in which the incident occurred was a school bus. Chhaya Sharma added that the sketch of two of the culprits have been released.

Some of the accused in the brutal Delhi gang-rape case worked for a school bus service, it was revealed.

The Delhi police claimed to have identified the four suspects who were detained for questioning after a girl was gang-raped in a moving bus.

The incident took place on Sunday night, when the victim, a para-medical student and her boyfriend, boarded the bus from Munirka to go to Dwarka, after watching a movie.

"They boarded a chartered-type bus instead of a regular bus. Since the duo were in a hurry, they sat in the bus. Once the bus started, the duo had a fight with the people sitting in the bus, following which, the boy and the girl were attacked," Sharma said.

Around five to seven bus crew started misbehaving with the girl a few minutes after she boarded the bus, which had no other passengers. The victim's friend tried to prevent the men from molesting her, but the men beat him up and sexually assaulted the girl.

"We have distributed a tape with CCT footage and request the public and television channels to alert us if they identify the bus and the owner of the vehicle," said Sharma.

"The CCTV footage shows that the bus is a luxury bus."

Both victims were rushed to Safdarjung Hospital by a PCR van. While the girl battles for life, her friend was discharged and police have recorded his statement and registered a case.