Might 20, 2025 09:16 AM IST
Lucknow police arrested bus driver Shankar Yadav after a hearth killed 5 passengers, together with two youngsters. Efforts to seek out different suspects proceed.
The driving force of a non-public bus that caught a large hearth, wherein 5 passengers had been killed, close to Kisan Path Marg on Might 15 has been arrested, Lucknow police stated. Among the many 5 killed, two had been youngsters.
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“The driver, Shankar Yadav, 45, was apprehended from Muzaffarpur in Bihar on Sunday. He has been sent to judicial custody. Efforts to nab other accused in the case are underway,” stated Mohanlalganj assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Rajneesh Verma.
Nonetheless, the bus conductor and proprietor had been but to be arrested.
The bus, which was en path to Karnal in Haryana from Muzaffarpur, was reportedly overcrowded with round 100 passengers on board regardless of its capability to hold no more than 60 folks. Close to Kisan Path Marg, it started emitting smoke and shortly caught the bus was enveloped in hearth.
“On the complaint of passenger Ram Balak Mahato, an FIR was registered against the bus driver and conductor alleging that they ignored early signs of trouble. Once the fire escalated, the duo fled without making any attempt to rescue passengers,” the ACP added.
After the incident, deputy commissioner of police (South) Shashank Singh had constituted groups to hint and arrest the absconding accused.
Police stated that the accused has been charged beneath a number of sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), together with 181 (negligent conduct), 105 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide), 125(a) & 125(b) (acts endangering life or private security) and 324(4) (grievous damage by hearth).
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