A Nirbhaya like rape incident came into light in Bengaluru. A bus driver raped a nursing student in the moving bus while his assistant (bus cleaner) was driving the bus. This incident takes place at Hospadu near Bengaluru on yesterday night. The driver of the bus raped the nursing student in the moving bus, after all her colleagues got down in the previous stops. Later, he left her in an isolated place and flees away. Some passersby shifted her to nearby hospital. Later, police nabbed the bus driver Ravi and his assistant after receiving a complaint from her. They were booked under Nirbhaya Act and will be produced in the district court on Friday afternoon.

This kind of rape and gang rape incidents are still taking place even after the Nirbhaya Act comes into effect. It is probably because so far no one was reported to be faced severe punishment in this kind of offences. The juvenile, who was found guilty in Nirbhaya gang rape case and convicted with three years term, will be freed from the Juvenile Home in New Delhi in the next month as he completes his term. This is a fine example how offenders can escape from the punishment. It is sending a wrong message and encouraging criminals like Ravi and the bus cleaner to indulge in such heinous crimes.