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18 people were arrested on Thursday for their alleged role in damaging a schoobus full of students in Gurugram on Wednesday.
Updated : Jan 25, 2018, 05:51 PM IST
18 people were arrested on Thursday for their alleged role in damaging a schoobus full of students in Gurugram on Wednesday. According to news agency ANI, 11 of the accused have been remanded in custody for the next 14 days.
7 of the protesters were juvenile. Seven other protestors, who were juvenile, will be produced before the juvenile court.
#Gurugram Suraj Pal Amu taken into preventive detention #Padmaavat (File Pic) pic.twitter.com/vySMTKXI44
— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2018
"18 people have been arrested in connection with attack on a school bus and torching of a Haryana Roadways bus in #Gurugram yesterday, case registered," said BS Sandhu, DGP Haryana while speaking to the media.
Haryana: 18 people arrested in connection with the attack on a school bus in Gurugram yesterday, will be brought to Sohna Court later today. #Padmaavat
— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2018
The Haryana DGP, BS Sandhu, while talking to the media, said that adequate protection has been provided to the theatre owners, who are screening the film.
He said that the law and order situation in Gurugram is under control
"If anyone is found indulging in any unlawful activities, they would be immediately arrested and strict action will be taken against them. The government is providing full protection to those ready to screen Padmavaat," he added.
On Wednesday, 20-25 students of a leading Gurgaon school had a narrow escape when a frenzied mob protesting the release of Bollywood film 'Padmaavat' attacked their bus. The attackers threw stones at the school bus, smashing its windows.
#WATCH DGP Haryana addresses the media over law and order situation in the state #Padmaavat https://t.co/LnzgC8dVla
— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2018
Video of school bus attacked today in Gurugram by anti-Padmavati cowards. This is the aukat of groups like the Karni Sena: attackers of little kids. May the men responsible for this never be able to walk again. pic.twitter.com/4ZFKvJboKc
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) January 24, 2018
However, the police said that nobody was injured. A video of the incident went viral on social media just minutes after the incident on Wednesday showing terrified students ducking and crying in fear.
The G D Goenka World School 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, PRO, Gurgaon Police told PTI.
"Some of the bus windows shattered and terrified kids cried for help. Fortunately, none of the children was hurt in the attack," Kumar said.
He said the situation was now under control.
In another incident, a Haryana Roadways bus was set afire near Bhondsi village. However, no one was injured.
Police had earlier implemented prohibitory orders in Gurugram banning large gatherings. Despite prohibitory orders in Gurgaon, hundreds of Shree Rajput Karni Sena supporters also protested at Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway.
With ANI inputs