Hyderabad-bound TSRTC bus set on fire in Chhattisgarh

A TSRTC bus on Monday night was set on fire by a group of Maoists near Kudthi village in Summa district of Chattisgarh.

The bus was on its way to Jagdalpur to Hyderabad. As per the reports, one person has been killed in the mishap.

The incident took place around 9.30 pm on Monday when a group of Maoists stopped the bus and forced all its occupants to get down. Later, they set the bus on fire.

They are also reported to have set two lorries and a private bus on fire.

It is suspected that the incident was in retaliation for the encounter between the Greyhounds police force and Maoists last week resulting in the death of 10 Maoists and a Greyhounds constable.