KSRTC suspends conductor over alleged remarks to schoolgirl
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has suspended a conductor after a complaint alleged that he spoke inappropriately to a higher secondary school student on a Guruvayur-Ernakulam bus. The action followed a vigilance review that, according to KSRTC, found serious shortcomings in the conductor’s conduct toward the passenger.
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has suspended the conductor of a Priyadarshini bus operating on the Guruvayur-Ernakulam route over allegations that he insulted a higher secondary school student. The action followed a complaint lodged with the Paravur police. The complaint alleged that the conductor spoke inappropriately to the girl when she sought a zero ticket under the free travel scheme for women on KSRTC buses.
The account in the complaint reportedly referred to the student’s trimmed hair. The source material does not identify the student or provide further details of the alleged exchange. KSRTC Chairman and Managing Director Pramoj Sankar ordered the conductor’s suspension after the corporation’s vigilance wing examined the matter.
The vigilance wing found what KSRTC described as serious flaws in the conductor’s behaviour towards the passenger. The suspension removes the conductor from service while the matter is addressed by the corporation. The supplied report does not state whether police have opened a formal case, whether the conductor has responded to the allegation or how long the suspension will last.
The incident concerns the treatment of a passenger using a concession associated with women’s free travel on KSRTC buses. No further statement from the student, her family or the police was included in the source material.
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