Not allowed to board due to Covid curbs, people damage DTC buses, block MB Road in Delhi
The Hindu
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A group of people blocked the MB Road and damaged DTC buses on Thursday morning after not being allowed to board a vehicle which had exceeded the permissible passenger carrying capacity set when due to rising Covid cases.
Police used mild force to disperse the crowd and five people have been detained, officials said.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) M. Harsha Vardhan said some people blocked the MB Road and broke the glass of a DTC bus on Thursday around 10:30 a.m.
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