We have recorded the statements of eyewitnesses and started our investigation,' added Gill.

Rahul was a member of the Under-22 cricket team of Jalandhar and was returning home from Patiala.

'We had gone to Patiala to play a cricket match. But we could not play due to bad weather and were returning to Jalandhar when the incident occurred,' said Rahul's friend, who was travelling in the same bus.

Ludhiana, the industrial hub of Punjab, is around 100 km from state capital Chandigarh.