Teenager vandalises BEST bus, attacks driver with sword in Bhandup

In a shocking incident, a teenager allegedly vandalised a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus and attacked its driver with sword in Bhandup area of eastern Mumbai, the police said on Saturday.

He also damaged some more vehicles including autorickshaws and a water tanker, police said. 

According to the police, the incident took place on Saturday afternoon when a 16-year-old boy attacked a BEST bus driver with a sword and caused damage to the vehicle.

The teenager allegedly threatened and attacked the 42-year-old BEST bus driver.

“He was driving the BEST bus which had left Vikhroli Bus Depot when the incident happened between 3:10 pm and 3:25 pm near Miniland Society in Tank Road area of Bhandup,” an official said.

The boy blocked the bus and threatened the driver with a sword. He then tried to hit the driver with the weapon and used abusive language. The teenager also broke the bus windows and caused damage to nearby autorickshaws and a water tanker. The total loss is estimated to be around Rs 70,000, a police official said.

It was immediately not clear what triggered him to vandalise the BEST bus.

He said that the teenage boy was previously involved in several cases under serious sections.

As per police records, he is was already in the conflict of the law.

A viral video on social media showed the teenager breaking glass panels of the BEST bus with a sword.

An offence has been registered in the matter and further investigations were underway, the official said, adding that the boy was detained following the incident.

Police detain minor brother for girl`s murder

Meanwhile, in an another incident, the probe into the death of a 7-year-old girl in Nalasopara in Palghar district of Maharashtra, which was registered as an accidental death at first, took a major twist with her minor brother being detained for murder, a police official said, according to the PTI.

The girl was found dead in her house in Valaipada on April 17 and her father had told Pelhar police she hit her neck against a spanner after falling from a stool, resulting in her death, a police official said.

“Based on information provided by the father, a case of accidental death was registered at Pelhar police station and the body was sent for post mortem to Mumbai`s JJ Hospital. The autopsy report said she died of injuries around the neck. A subsequent probe, which included talking to neighbours and a thorough check of the site, pointed the finger of suspicion at her juvenile brother,” he said, according to the PTI.

The official said the minor boy confessed during questioning that he had hit her with a slipper on April 17 after an argument over her refusing to have lunch despite his pleas.

“He has told us he got enraged when the victim abused him. He took out a cloth cutter and inflicted injuries on her neck. The boy then ran out of the house and later returned claiming someone had killed his sister. He claimed he had run out to seek help,” the official said, as per the PTI.

After further questioning confirmed his role, the boy was detained for murder and handed over to Pelhar police station, the Crime Branch official said.

(with PTI inputs)