CCTV footage shows the two-wheeler slipping slightly before the rider falls onto the road, landing directly in the path of an approaching bus.

With the clock ticking relentlessly toward March 31, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, launching what is being seen as the final strategic offensive against Maoists in the state.

Ambulances, fire brigade personnel and disaster response teams were also rushed to the site.