Repeating the story of revenge of Anurag Kashyap’s film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, a real gang of Wasseypur hijacked a bus with more than 20 passengers near Barwadda airstrip at Dhanbad on Tuesday late night. After five hours’ stiff struggle of police, bus was released later.
The bus runs from Bokaro Steel City to Kolkatta and is called JAIRAM bus.
According to the police, Md Ahetasham a resident of Wasseypur had met with a road accident with a speeding truck (UP 65 AR 9022) at Dhanbad - Barwadda road on Tuesday afternoon; with the help of locals he was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. ‘Police took the truck into its custody’, said OC of the local police station.
later at 10.40 night a group of at least 150 people of Wasseypur hijacked the JAIRAM bus (regn. No. – JH 09 R 2521) near Rangatand at Dhanbad to take the revenge of their friend who died in accident. The bus was laden with goods and there were more than 20 passengers traveling from Bokaro to Kolkata.
“The hijackers who were at least 24 in numbers thrashed the passengers and later forced them to get offthe bus. The driver of the bus was also thrashed and pushed form the bus. The hijackers looted the goods laden on the bus and later they took the bus to Wasseypur and ransacked”, said police.
Soon after getting the information, cops of Tiger Mobile rushed on the spot but failed to control the situation which went almost worsen.
later cops from different police stations were called and with the intervention of aged people of Wasseypur bus was released; police took the bus to Bhului police station. later the upset passengers were sent to Kolkatta via another bus, police said.
No arrest has been made, “A case has been filed and we are investigating into the matter”, said DSP.
Notably, Wasseypur has a history and has witnessed many bloodbaths, power struggles, family feuds and gang wars for revenge since past.