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Assam bus carrying pilgrims comes under attack in Arunachal Pradesh

Two youths riding pillion on a scooty pelted stones at the bus

Laxman Sharma by LAXMAN SHARMA
DIGBOI , March 18, 2019 1:08 am
Bus from Assam attacked in AP

The ill-fated bus. Image - Northeast Now

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A bus carrying passengers who were back from a pilgrimage to Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh was reportedly attacked by two youths riding pillion on a scooty on Saturday evening. The driver and the handyman of the bus got injured.

The incident occurred under Wakro Police Station in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. Police sources stated that the youths who belonged to the said locality were ‘drug addicts’ and pelted stones at the ASTC bus bearing the registration No AS20 1517.

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The ill-fated bus. Image Credit – Northeast Now

The bus was carrying retired employees of Assam and was returning back to Dhemaji from Parshuram Kund. Luckily, none of the passengers were injured. A police official from the nearby Chongkham Police Station stated that the wind shield and mirrors of the bus were broken.

The bus was plying on NH 15 and the incident took place near the Turung Reserve Forest between Chongkham and Wakro police stations. “All of a sudden, out of nowhere, the youths overtook our bus and stopped their scooty just in front of our bus, putting it up as a barricade, and started pelting stones injuring the driver and the handyman,” shared one passenger.

The passenger further shared that somehow the injured driver managed to drive the bus to safety and reached Chongkham Police Station near the reserve forest. Inspector Dumgandu Singpho of the said police station helped in administering first aid to the injured driver and handyman and also helped lodge an FIR at the Wakro Police Station.

The bus carrying the pilgrims then proceeded towards Dhemaji in Assam and reached safely on Saturday night itself. Meanwhile, Thomas Pertin, Officer In-charge (OC) of Wakro Police Station, has swung into action and investigations are on. The youths have not been arrested till the time of filing of this report. On January 13 last, a similar incident took place when a bus carrying pilgrims from Margherita in Assam to Parshuram Kund was attacked by miscreants.

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