Punjab Government owned Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has directed the general managers of its nine depots to put staff on night duty.
The decision was taken after the three unidentified men entered the PRTC workshop in Sangrur on Sunday and threatened to blow up buses. The staff on emergency duty managed to caught one of the three youths, who was later handed over to the police for further investigation.
However, the police said that it was not yet known if the arrested person has any association with the Dera Sacha Sauda, whose followers have been angry ever since its chief was convicted of rape on Friday.
As the situation remained tense due to the Dera unrest on Monday, the PRTC has once again decided to suspended its services in the Malwa belt. Only Chandigarh, Kapurthala and ludhiana depots remained operational for the day.
PRTC managing director Manjit Singh Narang said that the Corporation has managed to run only one-third of its 1,045 buses, causing severe financial loss to PRTC as their services at Bathinda, Budhlada, Sangrur, Barnala and Patiala depot remained suspended.
“We will review the situation on Tuesday morning and take a final call on resumption,” Narang said.