India, Nov. 5 -- A Punjab Roadways bus driver was allegedly beaten to death with an iron rod after a brief altercation at the Kurali light point on Tuesday.

The victim, Jagjeet Singh (36), a resident of Amritsar, was posted as a driver with the Jalandhar depot. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

According to police, the bus was returning from Chandigarh to Jalandhar and had stopped at the Kurali traffic lights when the incident occurred. Eyewitnesses said Singh honked to ask for a side from a Bolero Pickup, whose driver stepped out and started arguing with him. The argument turned violent when the man allegedly struck Singh on the chest with an iron rod.

The attack triggered panic among passengers and bystanders at th...