Monday, December 17, 2012

Delhi: Medical student gangraped in a bus, stripped and thrown out

In yet another incident of crime against women, a medical student was allegedly gangraped in a private bus in the Vasant Vihar ares of south Delhi on Sunday night and was then thrown off it. The victim was admitted to Safdarjung hospital and is said to be in a The girl and her male friend had boarded a private bus around 11 pm from Munirka in south Delhi. The male friend was going to drop the girl at her residence in Dwarka. The friend was first attacked in the bus and beaten, and then the woman was allegedly gangraped by five men. It is still not clear if the attackers were bus staff or were passengers. The friend registered a complaint with the Vasant Vihar police station at around 1.15 am. According to the police, the girl and her friend were stripped and thrown out of the bus after the assault. The friend's uncle, said, "They boarded the bus at the Munirka bus station... Bus staff was present. Within 10 minutes a few people started harassing the girl... When the boy revolted he was hit badly. The girl was gangraped in the bus cabin." The police have registered a case under section 376 and investigations are on.

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