Chandigarh, March 22 -- The two men who recently vandalised a bus of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) in Kharar have been arrested, the Mohali police said on Friday. They have been identified as Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Jandwala in Fazilka district, and Hardeep Singh of Kotla Nihang in Ropar district. A white Alto car (PB01C0595) has been seized that they had used to flee from the crime spot, the police said.

Gagandeep, the main accused, is a cab driver who committed the crime incited by religious sentiments as evident through his social media posts, an official said. After their arrest in Mohali, they were produced before a court that denied the police custody, sending them to judicial custody on Friday. DSP Karan Si...