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Two people charred to death as TN bus torched in Bangalore

Two people were charred to death after a Tamil Nadu SETC (State Enterprise Transport Corporation) bus was burned near Bommanahalli on Hosur Road Tuesday night.

Madiwala police said eyewitness accounts mentioned that the miscreants halted the bus that left Majestic at 8.30 pm, made the commuters get down, poured petrol and torched it. Two passengers, who were sleeping in the bus were charred to death.

The driver of the bus Abdul Majeed and conductor Devadas immediately alerted the SETC office and the Madiwala police.

The bodies of the passengers were shifted to Victoria Hospital mortuary. Police added that their identity could not be established as they were charred beyond recognition.

Traffic movement came to a stand-still on Hosur Road as the burning bus had blocked the road, resulting in a  massive traffic jam that led to chaos.

Occurring within a span of two hours after the attack on the residence of the daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi, the incident sent shockwaves in the Bommanahalli area.Madiwala police said the identity of the miscreants was  not known and its relation to the attack on the residence of Karunanidihi’s daughter could not be confirmed. Investigations are on to trace the culprits and the organisation to which they belonged to.

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