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Pune Car Driver's Rampage: ST Bus Windows Smashed with Iron Rod Over Horn Honking
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News18•05-10-2026, 10:51
Pune Car Driver's Rampage: ST Bus Windows Smashed with Iron Rod Over Horn Honking
- •A car driver in Pune attacked an ST bus with an iron rod, smashing its windows, after getting angry over the bus driver honking.
- •The incident occurred around 1:45 PM on the Chakan-Talegaon road, causing panic among passengers.
- •ST bus driver Asif Shafi Patel, 49, honked to clear the road, which enraged car driver Kunal Balasaheb Dafal, 30.
- •Kunal Balasaheb Dafal blocked the bus, got out, and repeatedly hit the bus with an iron rod, breaking the front and passenger windows.
- •Chakan police promptly arrested Kunal Balasaheb Dafal, and a case has been registered as further investigation is underway.
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The car driver became enraged after the ST bus driver honked the horn to get right-of-way on the Chakan-Talegaon road, prompting him to block the bus and vandalize it with an iron rod.
The Chakan police promptly took the car driver, identified as Kunal Balasaheb Dafal, into custody after the bus driver lodged a formal complaint at the police station.
The enraged driver repeatedly struck the Mumbai-bound passenger ST bus with an iron rod, shattering its front window as well as multiple passenger window panes, which caused widespread panic.
