Kolkata: A mob torched three buses after a bus fatally knocked down a pedestrian in Khidirpur, South West Kolkata on Friday, police said.
“The situation is now under control. We have dispersed the people,” said a senior police officer.
“There was an accident, following which locals got agitated. They vandalized and torched buses, he said.
After a private bus hit the pedestrian, who died, the locals went on a rampage, setting fire to three buses. One bus was vandalized. As police came to the spot, they threw stones at the latter.
The police finally restored order by effecting a baton charge. A huge police contingent, including the Rapid Action Force, was in the area. Several fire tenders were on the spot dousing the fires in the buses.
