MUMBAI: A BEST driver sustained injuries after stones were pelted on his bus on Friday during the statewide bandh called by Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi. The incident happened in Mumbai's Chembur area.
“There has been a stone pelting incident in Chembur in which a BEST bus driver was injured and the windscreen of the vehicle was damaged. No injuries to passengers though. Officials said that the bus was being operated on route number 362 and incident happened at 9.15am," said BEST spokesperson Manoj Varade.
The bus was heading towards Kurla Station East. Vilas Dabhade(53), the injured driver, is being treated at Shatabdi Hospital in Govandi, said the official.
The group has called for the bandh against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the proposed National Register for Citizens and current economic crisis in the country.
Somit Sen, Senior Editor at The Times of India, Mumbai. He covers...
Read MoreSomit Sen, Senior Editor at The Times of India, Mumbai. He covers stories on Power beat in Maharashtra and on Oil & Gas. He also covers RTO, BEST (Mumbai’s public transport buses), transport ministry, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, interstate transport (trucks/tempos) and the fleetcabs.
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