Indian-origin bus driver burnt alive in Brisbane
Melbourne, October 28
In a horrific incident, a 29-year-old Indian-origin bus driver was on Friday burnt to death when a man poured flammable liquid on him in front of several shocked passengers in Australia’s Brisbane city, police said.
Manmeet Alisher, a well-known singer in the Punjabi community, was driving a Brisbane City Council bus when he was targeted by the man who threw an “incendiary device” at him which sparked a fire.
Alisher died on the spot while several passengers on board the bus at the time managed to escape through the rear door, said police in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.
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