KKRTC suspends bus services to Maharashtra as protestors torch bus over Maratha reservation issue
Oct 31 2023, 09:20 AM ISTKKRTC temporarily suspended bus services to Maharashtra after protesters set fire to a KKRTC bus in Taruri village, Maharashtra, amid a reservation struggle. The bus, with registration number KA-38 F-1201, was en route from Bidar to Pune when demonstrators stopped and set it ablaze. All 39 passengers were safely rescued. KKRTC's Managing Director, M. Rachappa, ordered buses to be parked near police stations and depots, halting all departures.