Students damage Orbit bus in Moga

Tribune News Service

Moga, October 26

An ordinary bus of the Orbit Aviation Private Limited, owned by Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal and his family members, was partially damaged by students of Government Polytechnic College, Rode, at Baghapurana town in Moga district, police sources said today.

A few youths attacked the bus with hockey sticks and rods and damaged the windowpanes when it was on the way to Moga.

The youths also roughed up conductor Sanjiv Kumar and driver Hardip Singh, besides using foul language against them. They also tried to snatch away the cash bag of the conductor.

The police have registered a criminal case under Sections 341, 323, 382, 511, 427 and 149 of the IPC against Arshpreet Singh of Jeonwala village (Faridkot), Harpreet Singh of Amargarh village (Bathinda) and three to four unidentified persons.

The conductor said they routinely use to pick up students from the bus stop located on the highway outside the polytechnic college, but yesterday the bus got stuck in a traffic jam at Kotkapura town and thus got late by 30 to 40 minutes than the scheduled time.

The students alleged that the bus operators had intentionally changed the time to avoid picking up students in the afternoon. They argued with the conductor and the driver on this issue and then suddenly attacked the bus with hockey sticks, bricks and iron rods, alleged the bus staff.

The police have begun investigations into the incident, but no one has been arrested so far.