Mukkam bus attack: Two taken into police custody
They allegedly placed the motorcycle across the road, forcing the bus to stop, and smashed the glass panel of the door before entering the bus and assaulting the driver and others, according to passengers and bus staff
On Wednesday, the Mukkam police arrested two individuals suspected of intercepting and assaulting a private bus on the Edavanna-Koyilandy State highway. The incident took place around 4:40 p.m. near Poolappoyil. The bus, en route from Manjeri to Omasery via Mukkam, was transporting passengers, including students. According to witnesses, the two assailants, intoxicated, tried to halt the bus at Agastyamuzhi.
The driver declined, given the challenging terrain. The youths allegedly pursued the bus on a motorcycle, intercepting it in Poolappoyil. They allegedly blocked the vehicle with their motorcycle, compelling the bus to halt, and then smashed the glass panel of a door before entering, assaulting the driver and passengers, as reported by passengers and bus staff.
One of the suspects sustained a hand injury while smashing the glass. Local residents and bus staff restrained the two youths and alerted the police. A Mukkam police team arrived at the scene and took the suspects into custody.
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