MORANG: Demanding the jobs that they lost during the Maoist insurgency the deserters from the security forces on Friday torched a passenger bus in Pathariya, Morang district along the East West Highway.

The bus (Me 1 Kha 1317) of Himal Yatayat was heading to Dharan from Damak. However, the police failed to detain the attackers as they fled after torching the vehicle.