Unidentified man charred to death while sleeping in parked bus in Bengaluru

An unidentified man, aged around 30 years, was charred to death in a school bus parked at BMBR layout in Banaswadi on Tuesday (August 12, 2025).

Passers-by noticed the fire in the bus and alerted the fire control room. The fire and emergency service personnel rushed to the spot and put out the fire before recovering the body.

The police said that the man was charred to death while sleeping. They found a bed and a pillow and a few smoked beedis around the body. They have taken up a case of suspicious death and shifted the body for post-mortem.

Police suspect that the death was due to an accidental fire sparked by the burning beedis. Officers are also not ruling out the possibility of foul play and have initiated investigations to ascertain the identity of the deceased.

The bus, belonging to Arun, and had been parked by the roadside after it was defunct for a few months. The vehicle was 14 years old and did not have any documents or insurance. The owner was planning to sell the bus, said the police.