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Charred bodies of Bengaluru-bound bus that caught fire identified; Three minors among them
Gururaja B R
DHNS
Last Updated IST
Credit: DH Photo
Credit: DH Photo

The bodies of five passengers who were charred to death after a bus caught fire near Hiriyur of Chitradurga district in the wee hours of Wednesday have been identified.

Vijayapura Superintendent of Police Anupam Agarwal said the deceased have been identified as Sheela Ravi (33), Sparsha (8), Samruddha (5), Kavitha Vinayak (29) and Nishchita (3) .

Read: 5 charred to death as Bengaluru-bound bus catches fire

Ticket booking agency staff said Kukke Shree bus left Vijayapura at 9 pm on Wednesday with 29 passengers on board and two drivers.

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(Published 12 August 2020, 11:27 IST)