Driver kept moving or worse could have happened: Gurugram bus conductor

January 25, 2018 13:30

A day after a school bus was attacked in Gurugram by a mob protesting the film Padmaavat, the bus conductor said the driver kept moving the bus even after protestors continued pelting stones on the bus.

"Protesters were pelting stones on cars and clashing with Police. We tried to navigate safely but got caught in the violence. Fortunately we were able to ensure safety of children which was our priority," bus conductor Vijender told ANI.

While speaking to NDTV the conductor said that it was driver who kept moving the bus or worse could have happened.

Around 20-25 students of the G D Goenka World School in Gurugram had a narrow escape yesterday when a frenzied mob protesting the release Padmaavat attacked their bus.

Neeta Bali, Principal of the school said, "Students and teachers are safe now. Our staff handled the situation. Teachers didn't let students panic. We are grateful to our staff who were able to tackle the situation so beautifully as they are trained for this.

The students were on their way home when a group of around 60 protesters, believed to be members of a fringe group, attacked the bus with bamboo sticks asking the driver to stop the vehicle.

When the driver did not comply, the miscreants pelted the vehicle with stones apparently to hurt the children.

The school bus staffer asked the kids to crawl under seats for safety and directed the driver to not stop it, Ravinder Kumar, public relations officer, Gurugram Police said.

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