A separate FIR on expenses of assault and rioting was registered in opposition to the mob. (Representational)
Ahmedabad:
A mob of round 100 folks torched two personal buses carrying staff of an organization on the outskirts of Gujarat’s Bharuch city after one of many autos mowed down and killed an aged man, police stated on Tuesday.
The incident happened on Dahej bypass highway on Monday night time, however nobody was injured within the mob violence as all passengers of the 2 buses of the Dahej-based agency obtained down earlier than the autos had been set ablaze, Bharuch inspector AK Bharwad stated.
In line with the police, one of many buses ran over a senior citizen close to Sherpura village in Bharuch on Monday night time.
The police have lodged two separate FIRs — in reference to the demise of the person and the torching of buses by the mob.
“Some locals obtained offended when a senior citizen, Ismail Manchwala (65), died after being hit by one of many firm buses at Sherpur bus cease round 9 pm,” Mr Bharwad stated.
“Later, the 2 buses had been set ablaze by a mob of round 100 locals. Nobody was injured as all the corporate staff obtained down shortly,” the official stated.
As per one of many FIRs, Manchwala, a resident of Sherpura village, was run over by one of many buses whereas he was crossing the highway on the bus cease. The person suffered a head damage and died on the spot.
A case of rash driving and inflicting demise by negligence was registered in opposition to the unidentified bus driver, who fled from the spot after the accident.
“Some offended residents of Sherpura gathered on the highway and torched that bus in any case the staff alighted. They then stopped one other firm bus and took away its keys after assaulting the motive force and a few staff. The mob set fireplace to that bus additionally in any case the employees obtained down,” Mr Bharwad stated.
A separate FIR on expenses of assault and rioting was registered in opposition to a mob of round 100 folks, the official stated.
After being alerted, native fireplace brigade personnel rushed to the spot and doused the flames, he stated.
No arrest has been made up to now, the official stated.
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