The accused in the Kurla bus accident case has filed an RTI query seeking details about the whereabouts and status of the damaged BEST bus, suspecting it may have been repaired before undergoing a mechanical analysis.

During the bail hearing, the accused’s lawyer, Advocate Samadhan Sulane, claimed that Sanjay More has been made a scapegoat. He also alleged the possibility of tampering with the damaged BEST bus before its technical analysis. “The BEST bus was taken to the Kurla bus depot instead of the Kurla police station or the Wadala RTO. We have filed an RTI application to ascertain the bus’s whereabouts after the accident,” Advocate Sulane told mid-day.