Following the alleged gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl inside a moving sleeper bus, the Delhi government’s Transport Department has issued a comprehensive order tightening safety and operational standards across the capital’s public transit network.
The stringent new guidelines order all bus operators to ensure emergency features- specifically panic buttons and Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD), remain operational at all times. To eliminate hidden areas within vehicles, the government has also prohibited curtains and tinted window films on all buses.
