Unknown assailants hurl petrol bomb at school bus in Chitwan

Unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at a bus near Dadrahani Bridge in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-20, Chitwan on Sunday.

Deputy Superintendent Bhesh Raj Rijal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Chitwan, said that a group of six persons hurled the petrol bomb at the bus (Bagmati Province 06001 Ka 0045) which was on its way to pick students this morning.

They told the driver and his helper to come out of the bus before throwing the Molotov cocktail.

The bus was completely destroyed in the fire.

DSP Rijal said that they are searching for the persons involved in the incident.