Hinjawadi Bus Fire Case: Driver Arrested After Being Discharged From Hospital

The driver of a private firm's bus that caught fire in Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad area on March 19, leading to the deaths of four employees and injuries to six, was arrested on Thursday, a police official said.

Janardhan Hambardekar, who was among those injured in the horrific incident, was placed under arrest after he was discharged from a private hospital, the official said.

"We have arrested him after he was discharged from hospital today. He will now be produced in court," Hinjawadi police station senior inspector Kanhaiya Thorat said.

Four employees of Vyoma Graphics at Hinjawadi near Pune lost their lives after driver Hambardekar, using highly inflammable chemical benzene, allegedly set the running bus on fire in the morning that day, as per police.

According to the police, the driver wanted to take revenge, as he had a dispute with some staffers of the company, and was also upset over a salary cut.