Vikas and his friend Ashish Kumar had been charged with stalking and attempting to kidnap daughter of an IAS officer by a court in Chandigarh in October 2017.

Preliminary information indicated that the bus was carrying approximately 20-25 passengers at the time of the mishap. Rescue and relief operations are being conducted by the police and local administration.

Odisha vigilance officials found that a forest officer and his family illegally acquired 115 land plots across districts, marking the state’s biggest property haul by a government official.