Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Man Arrested After Alleged Attack on Mumbai-Bound MSRTC Bus
A bus was travelling on a road near Chakan when its driver honked.
Police say a man in a car became angry and argued with the driver.
The driver said the man hit his arm with an iron rod.
The complaint also says the man damaged several bus windows.
It alleges another person from the car argued with and hit the bus conductor, too.
Police arrested Anil Dafal and a court ordered him held by police for three days.
Dafal reportedly gave a different account, saying the bus driver kept honking.
Police are investigating what happened and looking for the other person.
Police say a road-rage incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. Sunday on Chakan-Talegaon Road near Shreya Lawns.
Bus driver Asif Shafi Patel alleged that a car driver hit him with an iron rod after he honked.
The complaint says the attacker also smashed the bus windscreen, door glass and window panes.
Police arrested Anil Dafal, who was remanded in police custody for three days on Monday.
Police are investigating the alleged involvement of a second man; Dafal reportedly claimed repeated honking triggered the argument.
- Who
- Bus driver Asif Shafi Patel, arrested suspect Anil Dafal, and an alleged second man.
- What
- A road-rage confrontation allegedly involved an assault on the bus driver and damage to an MSRTC bus.
- When
- Around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday; the case was registered at about 6:54 p.m. on Oct. 4, and Dafal was remanded on Monday.
- Where
- Near Shreya Lawns on Chakan-Talegaon Road, within Chakan Gaon in Khed tehsil.
- Why
- The complaint says the dispute began after the bus driver honked; Dafal reportedly claimed repeated honking led to the argument.
Complainant's account
Suspect's reported account
What sparked the confrontation
Complainant's account
The complaint says the bus driver honked and the car driver became angry.
Suspect's reported account
Police said Dafal claimed the bus driver repeatedly honked, leading to an argument.
Alleged assault and damage
Complainant's account
The complaint alleges Dafal struck the driver with an iron rod and damaged bus glass; it also alleges a second man assaulted and threatened the conductor.
Suspect's reported account
The article reports Dafal's account of how the argument began, but gives no separate response from him about the alleged assault or damage.
- Arrested suspect
- Anil Dafal
- Bus driver
- Asif Shafi Patel, 47
- Incident time
- Around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday
- Location
- Chakan-Talegaon Road near Shreya Lawns
- Court order
- Three days of police custody, ordered Monday
- Police station
- Chakan North Police Station
- Registered provisions
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 132, 121(2), 352, 351(2), 324(4) and 3(5)