WAYANAD: A passenger who resisted a gang's attempt to harm a bus driver was badly beaten up at Thamarassery bus depot late Monday night. The attack took place on a bus going from Kozhikode to Bangalore.

Sultan Bathery native Muhammad Ashraf was attacked by a five-member gang. Earlier, one among the gang came to board the bus but was not allowed entry since the seating was full and the bus didn’t entertain standing passengers. The man got angry over the incident and left the place only to soon park his car in front of the bus and confront the driver.

Ashraf intervened in the issue and asked the gang to not create a ruckus. This agitated the other members who according to Ashraf pushed him aside which later resulted in physical torture. Police led by Thamarassery SI Shaji reached the spot following a complaint by the bus staff.

The police have started an investigation to catch the dark blue Swift car used by the accused. The police have received information that the accused are natives of Thamarassery, Karadi.