Two sisters were crushed to death on Monday when a bus of a private transport company owned by an individual close to ruling Akali Dal leadership hit a two- wheeler they were riding near Jagraon, near here.
The sisters were travelling to ludhiana on the motorbike with a relative. The victims have been identified as Sneha (10) and Sarvikki (12), police said.
Immediately after the accident, people gheraoed the bus and pelted it with stones. Demanding the arrest of the driver, the mob sat on the road and blocked traffic for more than an hour.
Police said the driver was arrested under section 302 of the IPC (punishment formurder).