Cuttack: A captain of Ama Bus service was injured after being allegedly assaulted by some miscreants in Mahanadi Vihar area of Odisha’s Cuttack city.
The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), which runs the Ama Bus service, said that the bus captain sustained serious injuries after being brutally attacked by three individuals.
Condemning the incident, the CRUT said in a post on X that Ama Bus captain, Satyaprakash Swain, received treatment at a hospital following the incident.
According to CRUT, two of the three assailants have been arrested, and an FIR has been filed. However, the severity of Swain’s injuries, widely circulated on social media, has intensified public outcry.
We are sad to inform that Ama Bus Captain Satyaprakash Swain was brutally assaulted by three individuals today at Mahanadi Vihar.
Two assailants have been arrested; FIR filed. Captain Swain is seriously injured and receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. pic.twitter.com/ZgpGIomr2N
— Capital Region Urban Transport (@CRUT_BBSR) July 13, 2025
It may be noted that two days prior to the alleged assault on Swain, a video of bus staff thrashing a passenger on Route 19 went viral on social media, putting CRUT in an embarrassing situation.
The incident, which reportedly took place near the Pahala bus stop in Bhubaneswar, showed a man being forcibly pushed from the bus. A female co-passenger who objected was allegedly harassed.
CRUT suspended both the bus captain and guide following the incident and said that an investigation was being conducted.