Overview
- Driver-shot footage from the Basavanahalli–Vaddarahalli road in KR Pete taluk shows two youths stopping a private school bus and coercing the driver to make a ninth-grade girl get off.
- The accused were identified as Girish and Kiran, both about 20, from Vaddarahalli village, and the case was filed at Kikkeri Police Station.
- Latest reports say both suspects have been arrested and booked under multiple sections, including provisions of the POCSO Act, with the investigation ongoing.
- Local accounts describe the men as intoxicated, abusing and threatening the driver, damaging the bus, and trying to snatch the keys, causing panic among students.
- The video’s wide circulation drew swift police acknowledgment and fueled parents’ demands for tougher patrols on rural school routes.