Bus catches fire, 33 passengers alight safely, short-circuit suspected in Maharashtra
Nashik (PTI): A state-run transport bus caught fire in Vani in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Saturday afternoon, though no one was injured in the incident as all 33 passengers alighted safely, an official said.
The blaze took place near the toll plaza in Saptashring Garh and the likely cause seems to be a short-circuit, the official added.
"Driver SB Garud and conductor Surekha Khalate of the bus, which belongs to Pimpalgaon Baswant depot, showed the presence of mind and ensured all 33 passengers alighted safely. The blaze was put out sometime later," he said.
The fire comes just hours after a bus coming from Yavatmal hit a trailer truck in Nandur Naka in Nashik at 5:15 am, killing 11 persons and injuring 38.
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Woman Police Commissioner goes undercover to assess women's safety in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Soon after taking over as Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B Sumathi went undercover and took up a field visit after midnight on May 1 to assess law and order, including women's safety.
Sumathi assumed charge as the Malkajgiri Police Commissioner on May 1.
On the same night, the senior IPS officer, in plainclothes, moved through the streets of Dilsukhnagar here, standing alone for some time to get a first-hand knowledge of law and order situation, official sources said on Wednesday.
"It was a general checking and she later interacted with police officials," they said.
The sources said about 30-40 individuals who approached her were counselled regarding their behaviour towards women in public places.
Sumathi, who earlier headed the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB), of the Telangana Police, oversaw the long drawn process of the Maoists joining the mainstream.
