Kochi: A KSRTC driver was dismissed and a conductor suspended after an internal probe by the corporation found them guilty of indulging in a drunken brawl inside a bus at the Bangalore satellite stand.
Junior conductor A. Satheesh and M-panel (temporary appointment) driver K. Ratheesh were attached with the Thrissur depot.
“The incident happened during rest time on December 4. The super deluxe bus reached the stand on December 3 midnight. The next day was rest day and the bus was scheduled to return only in the evening. The duo indulged in drinking and later had a brawl. The driver locked up the conductor in the driver cabin and left the bus,” a senior official said.
The conductor later tried to get out and damaged the lock in a fit of rage. The incident has come even as the Kerala police have decided to launch a special drive against bus drivers indulging in drinking while on duty.
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