Ludhiana, March 28 -- A bus arranged under the Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra scheme was attacked and vandalised late on Thursday night in Kothe Pauna village of Jagraon, leaving the conductor injured in a knife assault just hours before its scheduled departure for Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar.

According to police, the bus had been parked in the village as part of preparations for the pilgrimage trip scheduled for the next day. The driver, the in-charge and conductor had reached the vehicle earlier in the evening to ready it for departure.

The incident took place when conductor Balkar Singh, a resident of Pandher village, was reportedly alone inside the bus.

According to them, three men arrived at the spot, confronted him and allegedly launche...