Rudrapur, April 2 Two men on motorcycles allegedly assaulted a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus driver and threw stones at the vehicle in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand, after a dispute over overtaking, terrifying passengers inside, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on National Highway-74 on Wednesday afternoon when the driver of a bus, travelling from Tanakpur to Haridwar, got into an argument with some youths on a motorcycle over overtaking, they said.
The police said that when the bus reached Gadarpur, the motorcycle-borne men intercepted the vehicle, abused the driver, and allegedly assaulted him. People present at the spot intervened and calmed the situation.
However, the accused later chased the bus along with their friends and again tried to stop it near Madiya Ratna, police said.
When the driver did not stop the vehicle, the youths allegedly pelted stones at the bus, breaking its window panes and endangering the lives of the passengers inside, they said.
The driver then drove the bus to the Doraha outpost and informed the police about the incident.
Some suspects have been detained and are being questioned, the police said.
Kotwali in-charge Sanjay Pathak said that a case has been registered based on the driver's complaint, and strict action will be taken against the accused.