The survivor told police that she was raped by transport workers Aajib Sunar and Suman BC, taking turn.

The victim boarded the bus from Rukum to Shamshergunj in Banke to visit her maternal family members when the incident occurred, police said.

Police arrested BC of Tulsipur in Dang and Sunar of Narayan Municipality of Dailekh.

According to police, the girl boarded a bus, of which BC was driver’s helper,

from Rukum at 3pm on Tuesday.

When the girl tried to get off at her destination area, BC seized her mobile phone and belongings and made her to go with him, police said.

After all passengers got out of the bus, BC and Sunar raped her repeatedly at

Bus Park in Nepalgunj, police quoted the victim as saying.

Sunar, who is said to be a bus driver, is said to have got into the bus midway.

Police said their investigation showed that the rape was preplanned.

They said night buses departed from Mid-Western districts in general reach Nepalgunj in the morning. However, the bus reached Nepalgunj at dawn, one-and-half-hour faster than other buses.

“The victim told us that BC and Sunar gang-raped her soon after the driver went to his house parking the bus,” a police officer said.

The victim is being treated in Bheri Zonal Hospital. Police said they are investigating into the matter.