"They were sure that the anonymity which they enjoyed as the crime took place on a school bus and because they were residents of one of Delhi's hundreds of slums whose migrant population is unverified by police would have prevented their identification," the officer said.
Gangrape accused Mukesh Singh, brother of main accused driver Ram Singh had a curious excuse. He told jail officials that he had no other option but to take part in the crime, otherwise his elder brother would have scolded him.