FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad police on Saturday registered four cases against students who went on a rampage and set ablaze at least six buses after a bus crushed a student to death on Sargodha-Faisalabad Road on Friday.
According to the police, as many as 450 students of Government Islamic College Faisalabad have been booked for rioting and torching buses.
Four separate FIRs have been registered with two police stations on charges of rioting, damaging public property, a police official said, adding that the relevant provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act have also been incorporated in the FIRs.
They said three students have been arrested following the incident, whereas more arrests are expected as raids were being carried out after identification of the students through close circuit TV cameras.
Meanwhile, the transporters’ association has observed strike on Saturday to press for their demand to pay compensation to the owners whose buses were set on fire.
According to reports, not a single bus operated from the Faisalabad main stop.
On Friday, a speeding bus ran over a student Haider Ali, killing him instantly. As the news of his death reached the college, the students went on rampage and set ablaze six buses one after another on the road.
They also blocked the road, suspending all kind of vehicular traffic. Later, they dispersed after a heavy contingent of police reached the spot of the accident to bring the situation under control.
