Stolen RTC bus traced in Nanded, Maharashtra

An express bus of TSRTC which was stolen from the Central Bus Station here in Hyderabad city was traced to Nanded outskirts in Maharashtra late on Thursday. However, those who stole the bus and drove away had completely dismantled the vehicle for the wheels.

The miscreants apparently used two gas cutters to dismantle the bus body. No arrests were made in connection with the case yet. “They cut the bus body using gas cutters and except tyres, rest of the vehicle was dismantled. The teams are yet to inspect the vehicle completely,” an official



said.

The special teams which reached Nanded in search of the stolen bus recovered it but stripped off its body at a secluded place.

State Transport Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy on Thursday instructed the officials to tighten the security in all the bus stations in city limit and also across the State. The Minister conducted a meeting with officials of TSRTC regarding an express bus of the TSRTC parked at the Central Bus Station (CBS) being stolen early on Wednesday.