Greater Noida bus fire: booking manager arrested for negligence

The Greater Noida police on Friday arrested the booking manager of Raj Kalpana Travels, one of whose buses, en route to Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh, burst into flames on the night of September 23, killing nine passengers.

An officer said analysis of call detail records showed that passengers had contacted the manager — 42-year-old Kanpur resident Vikas Kumar — to flag concerns about smoke and fire before the blaze.

However, he did not take any action despite being alerted, said the police. He has been booked for negligence.

The bus, with around 35 passengers on board, was about 5 km from the Noida International Airport when the fire broke out.