Two passengers were injured after miscreants pelted stones on a city bus in the state capital, a video has surfaced of vandalism by stone pelting at a city bus on the streets of Bhopal, some miscreants stopped the moving bus and started throwing stones.
The reason behind the dispute is an altercation with the conductor-driver of the private bus regarding boarding the ride. This is the fifth incident in 3 days when stones were thrown at buses.
The bus plying between Bairagarh to Mandideep (Route No. TR4) was vandalized at 6 pm on October 12. Today the bus was going towards Mandideep. Then some youths stopped the bus and started throwing stones on the glass. The passengers were frightened by the sudden attack. At the same time, two passengers were also hit by glass and stones. Stones were also thrown on the front glass. Front and back cameras are installed in the city bus. In which the entire incident of sabotage was captured. This video has also been handed over to Misrod Police.
Passengers sitting in the bus before the attack. They were frightened by the sudden attack.
Buses of private operators also run on the Mandideep route. There are often squabbles between drivers and conductors of city buses and private buses regarding seating arrangements. It is being told that due to this reason, people associated with private buses throw stones and vandalize city buses. More than 10 such incidents have come to light this year.
On October 12 itself, at 4 pm, an incident of stone throwing took place at a city bus (MP04-PA3878) at Mandideep bus stand. A young man named Vijay abused the driver Tanveer. When Vijay was stopped by the driver, he started throwing stones at the bus.
Due to this the front and back side glass broke. Vijay threatened to kill him if he boarded a ride from the bus stand. In this matter also a case has been registered in the police station. Complaints of vandalism have also been made in 3 other buses.