India, April 26 -- A 20-year-old man was detained by Pune police on Saturday after he allegedly attempted to steal a bus belonging to the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) from the Dengle Bridge bus stand in Deccan locality.

The accused has been identified as Gopal Balramsingh Rana, a native of Uttarakhand who is currently residing in Pune and reportedly works as a driver for private buses.

According to police, Rana allegedly drove away with the PMPML bus from the Dengle Bridge area around 5.30 pm and reached the Goodluck Chowk area, at times driving on the wrong side of the road, creating panic among commuters and motorists.

Police said suspicious movement of the bus alerted personnel deployed in the area, following ...