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Andhra bus fire tragedy: Owner of travel agency arrested

IANS | November 07, 2025 03:52 PM

ANDHRA PRADESH: Two weeks after 19 passengers of a bus were charred to death near here, the police on Friday arrested the owner of the private travel agency.

Vemuri Vinod Kumar, owner of V. Kaveri Travels, was arrested and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.

Vinod Kumar is named as accused number two in the First Information Report (FIR). Bus driver Miriyala Lakshmaiah, who is accused number one, is already in judicial custody.

They were booked under Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 125(a) and 106(1) for causing death by rash or negligent act.

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