The driver of a low-floor bus was dismissed from service on Thursday after a video of him thrashing a minor girl, suspected to be a pickpocket, surfaced on messaging mobile application WhatsApp, officials said.
"The driver thrashed the girl in the bus. After a video surfaced, we identified him and the decision to terminate him was taken. The termination orders will be issued tomorrow, Suresh Kumar Ola, MD of Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd, which runs the low-floor buses in the city, told PTI.
One of the passengers in the bus shot a video of the incident and circulated it on WhatsApp, prompting the authorities to take action against the accused driver Hetram.
Kumar Ola said the bus was part of the 9A series, which operates on Tonk Road . The incident occurred near Narain Singh Circle, and the bus conductor was not involved in the thrashing, he said
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