India, April 30 -- LUCKNOW A bus ferrying 40 children from a private school was brazenly attacked in broad daylight near DLF Garden City in Lucknow's Mohanlalganj area on Tuesday. The armed assailants assaulted the driver and conductor, leaving them injured, smashed windows and left dozens of children screaming in fear. The vehicle remained stranded for nearly 45 minutes, said police.

The Mohanlalganj police registered a case and were in the process of scanning CCTV footages to identify the attackers, said assistant commissioner of police Rajneesh Kumar.

The incident took place around 4pm, shortly after school dispersal, when Rehan Khan, the bus driver with Lucknow Public School (DLF Branch), was en route to drop children home. As the b...