Overview
- Police detained a 20-year-old on Saturday after he drove an empty Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited bus from the PMC terminus through Jangli Maharaj Road to Gokhale Memorial Square.
- Officers posted for a nearby public event stopped the bus near the square after alerts about wrong-way driving.
- No passengers were on board and no injuries were reported.
- Shivajinagar police registered a case and began questioning the suspect as doctors assess possible intoxication or mental health issues.
- PMPML said it will conduct an internal inquiry after the driver left the ignition key in the bus, reviving concern over depot security since Pune’s 2012 Swargate hijack.