Coimbatore: Police arrested two men on Tuesday for throwing stone at a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited (TNSTC) town bus on NSR Road at Saibaba Colony in the city on Monday night.
The arrested men were identified as S Saddam Hussain, 24, and S Karthik, 22, both residents of KK Pudur at Saibaba Colony.
Saddam and Karthik, who were under the influence of alcohol and riding on a scooter on NSR Road, refused to give way for a TNSTC town bus (route no- 70B) heading towards Marudhamalai from Gandhipuram on Monday night. When the bus driver, V Ravikumar, 47, continuously used horn, the duo stopped their scooter in front of the bus and fought with the driver. Later, they pelted a stone at the rear windshield of the bus and fled from the scene.
Ravikumar lodged a complaint with the Saibaba Colony police who registered a case and arrested the duo. They were booked under section 75 (1) (c) of the Tamil Nadu City Police Act and sections 341, 356 (1) of the Indian Penal Code and 3 of TNPPDL Act.