Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 25:
Unidentified miscreants set ablaze a tourist bus (MN 01/1032) at Chingamakhong this afternoon at around 3, informed sources said.
The source further informed that the incident occurred when two unidentified persons who came on a motorcycle poured inflammable substance on the bus and set it on fire.
The fire was however doused by alert locals who rushed in before the fire could do any serious damage.
A few seats and some parts of the bus were partially damaged.
The owner of the bus has been identified as one Th Arun of Chingamakhong while the driver is Bheigya of Khangabok Meanwhile, 52 good laden trucks and seven buses arrived at Imphal today despite the NH bandh called by the Apunba Lup.
However, vehicles remained off the road on the national highway 53.