A 75-year-old retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer was allegedly assaulted by a bus conductor in Jaipur, for reportedly refusing to pay an additional fare of Rs 10, police stated on Sunday.
The incident, a video of which has gone viral, befell on Friday, when the sufferer missed the right bus cease, and was requested to pay an additional fare of Rs 10 for the journey until the subsequent cease.
In line with Kanota Station Home Officer (SHO) Uday Singh, the retired bureaucrat, RL Meena, was alleged to alight at Kanota bus stand on Agra Highway. The conductor, nevertheless, failed to tell him in regards to the cease, following which the bus reached the subsequent cease at Nayla.
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An argument broke out when the conductor requested Mr Meena for the additional fare, however the latter refused to pay. Because the conductor pushed Mr Meena, he slapped the conductor, who then assaulted him, Mr Singh stated.
The 44-second viral video additionally reveals the conductor repeatedly hitting the retired bureaucrat, as a number of passengers look on, until the sufferer deboards the bus.
Mr Singh stated the conductor was recognized as Ghanshyam Sharma. A grievance was registered towards him on the premise of a grievance by Mr Meena at Kanota police station on Saturday, and an in depth probe is underway.
Sources stated the accused conductor has been suspended by Jaipur Metropolis Transport Providers Restricted for misconduct.