ST bus going to Shirdi attacked in Surat

Surat

Unknown assailants attacked a bus of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation and allegedly tired to burn it in Parvat Patiya area of Surat late last night, police today said.

The ST bus number GJ 18Z 0069 of Vadodara depot was going to shrine city of Shirdi famous for its Sai temple in neighbouring Maharshtra. While it was crossing through Parvat Patia in Surat at around 2 am, it was allegedly stopped by a SUV vehicle and people sitting in it and others on around 10 motor cycles started pelting stones on the bus damaging the front glass. They also manhandled the driver and conductor of the bus and even tried to torch the bus.

Parvat Patia area has history of Patidar agitation related violence in past.

The assailants later fled seeing a police patrol vehicle. No passenger was injured.

A case against 15 to 20 unknown people has been registered in this connection.

The matter was being investigated including any possibility of hand of Patidar quota stir supporters in the incident.

However police sources say the incident could be related to overtake.

Meanwhile, PAAS leader from Surat Dharmik Malviya has criticized the incident saying his outfit was totally against such violent actions. He denied any role of quota stir activists in it.

– DeshGujarat