Police arrest 12 bus drivers for ‘vandalism’ as DTC drivers’ protest over higher wages enters Day 6

The Delhi police on Saturday arrested 12 bus drivers for allegedly damaging public property in Rohini district amid the ongoing strike by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) drivers, which entered its sixth day.

The strike began on Tuesday, with drivers hired by private agencies on behalf of the DTC refusing to operate buses and stopping those that were running. The strike continued despite Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh’s “assurance” on Thursday that the issue would be discussed with the private operators, who employ the drivers.

According to a police officer, four of the 12 were arrested in Begumpur and eight in Khanjawala for allegedly damaging bus windows during the strike.