Hyderabad, Nov. 7 -- Vemuri Vinod Kumar, owner of the private bus that was involved in the Kurnool bus fire that killed 19 people, was arrested and produced before a court, but was later granted bail. Vinod Kumar is named as accused number two in the First Information Report (FIR).

Bus driver Miriyala Lakshmaiah, who is accused number one, is already in judicial custody. They were booked under Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 125(a) and 106(1) for causing death by rash or negligent act.

The bus was operating between Telangana and Karnataka through Andhra Pradesh, but was registered in Daman and Diu in 2018 and re-registered in Odisha this year.

The bus travel operator had also altered the bus meant for seating to a sleeper coach in ...