protests over Cauvery water-sharing +BENGALURU: A 22-year-old woman suspected to have instigated the arson attack on 42 buses of a Tamil Nadu-based operator in Bengaluru last week was allegedly offered Rs 100 and a plate of biryani to join the Bhagya is one of 11 people arrested for the September 12 attack. The suspects have been accused of dousing the crew of the KPN fleet with diesel and threatening to burn them. Bhagya stays with her parents in Girinagar, close to the KPN garage, and is a daily wager. Bhagya is the only woman among the 400-odd people arrested in connection with the September 12 violence in Bengaluru. "As of now, we can say she was one of the arsonists," the officer added.

Source: Times of India September 19, 2016 00:28 UTC