Teenage girl raped by the driver in the school bus in Bikaner

A driver of a school bus was arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Bikaner, police said.

The girl, a Class X student of a private school, accused her school bus driver of raping her and lodged an FIR against him with the Khajuwala police station.

Police arrested the accused, identified as Rajesh Kumar (35), a circle officer said. "The girl was on her way to school on April 26 when the driver met her and offered her a lift. The driver was alone in the bus. He gave a sedative-laced drink to the girl and raped her," the officer said.

He left the girl near Khajuwala hospital the next morning and drove away.

"The girl narrated the incident to her family, following which the FIR was lodged against him," the officer added.

Meanwhile in Jaipur, a hostel warden of an institute for visually challenged students was arrested for allegedly seeking sexual favours from a girl.

Prashant Vyas (35) was allegedly pressuring the girl for a relationship, police said. "The warden was arrested yesterday on a complaint by the management of the institute," Additional DCP Anil Tank said.

The institute is run by an NGO.

Source: Hindustan Times