GSRTC bus attacked with arrows in tribal route of Madhya Pradesh, conductor injured

Chhota Udepur: Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation(GSRTC) employee, bus conductor Govindbhai Vasava was injured in arrow attack on way to Chhota Udepur from Kathivada in tribal area of neighboring Madhya Pradesh state.

Interstate route connecting Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh near Chhota Udepur is even in 21st century considered unsafe for travel in night hours. All vehicles that want to travel on this route from Gujarat side in the night are first asked to halt at Chhota Udepur. After some number of vehicles are gathered, their combined convoy is escorted and piloted by police vehicles for safety.

Yesterday night when Kathivada-Chhota Udepur-Kathivada GSRTC bus was passing in Kathivada-Chhota Udepur direction, it was attacked with arrows in Madhya Pradesh. While all six passengers in bus and driver stayed unhurt, a conductor suffered arrow injury in chest. As he fainted and collapsed, he was taken to Chhota Udepur based medical care facility through ‘108’ emergency ambulance service. He is out of danger.

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