<h1>Bus battery explosions and ruptured two-wheeler fuel tank spark blaze killing 19; driver detained under 125(a), 106(1) BNS Act</h1> Police attributed a fatal private bus blaze that killed 19 passengers to explosions from two 12 KV bus batteries after the bus ran over a skidded two-wheeler whose fuel tank also ruptured, with combustible interior materials aggravating the fire. The bus driver and an assistant driver were detained; authorities treat the driver as primarily culpable and have booked him for negligence and overspeeding, invoking provisions under sections 125(a) and 106(1) of the BNS Act for endangering life and causing death by negligence. Forensic teams are conducting DNA profiling to identify charred victims and the investigation continues into sequence of events and contributing factors.