India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in a moving bus that she boarded in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on August 4, 2026.
Referring to a media report, the NHRC said that the alleged incident raises serious issues of human rights violations.
The Commission issued notices to the police commissioners of Delhi and Gautam Budh Nagar and the Mainpuri superintendent of police, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
“The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights violations. Therefore, it has issued notices to the police commissioners of Delhi and Gautam Budh Nagar and Mainpuri superintendent of police, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks,” the NHRC said.
The report, the Commission stated, is expected to include the status of the investigation and compensation, if any, paid to the victim.
