New Delhi: Amit Alisher, the brother of bus driver Manmeet Sharma who was burnt to death in his bus on Friday morning, told Fairfax Media on Saturday that his parents have no idea of Alisher's brutal killing.

Speaking from Singapore airport where he was waiting for a connecting flight to Brisbane on Saturday afternoon, Amit returned a call on WhatsApp, his brother's smiling face flashing onto the phone screen.

He sobbed as he explained why he had not told his parents: "They are too old – my father is 70 - they won't be able to take it. I have told them he is in hospital after getting hurt in a road accident and that's why I am going to see him in Brisbane," Amit said.

On hearing this, his parents urged him to hurry up and catch the first flight out to be with his brother (who is also known as Manmeet Alisher).