Navi Mumbai: In a road-rage incident, a 40-year-old MSRTC bus driver was assaulted by four men travelling in a sedan who alleged the bus driver was about to graze their car in the slow-moving traffic near Warana circle near Mafco market in sector 18, Turbhe, that connects the Sion-Panvel highway at Sanpada flyover. The incident occurred on Sunday around 8 pm.Acting on a complaint by the MSRTC bus driver identified as Balaji Kamble, a resident of Airoli, APMC police have registered an FIR against the four unidentified accused men by invoking relevant BNS sections for the offence of assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace and joint criminal liability.Abasaheb Patil, senior inspector of APMC, said, “As per the complainant, the four accused men blocked the bus and attempted to drag him out of the bus while raining fist blows on him. Thereafter, the accused sped away in the sedan. The bus driver noted down the sedan’s registration number. After registering an FIR, the sedan owner’s details were obtained from the concerned RTO, but the registered mobile number is switched off.”
