MSRTC driver drinks and drives,suspended

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has suspended a driver who allegedly drove a Sate Transport bus in an inebriated state for nearly nine kilometres.

The driver didnt pay heed to terrified passengers pleading him to stop the bus

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has suspended a driver who allegedly drove a Sate Transport bus in an inebriated state for nearly nine kilometres. At the time,there were 35 passengers in the bus who raised an alarm after the driver refused to stop.

The incident on Wednesday night,however,did not lead to any accident.

Driver Kantaram Baban Thigale,51,left Rajgurunagar station with Rajgurunagar-Wada bus at 8.30 pm and after he had driven a few kilometres passengers realised that he was drunk as he was racing the bus through potholes and speed-breakers. According to Rajgurunagar Police,Thigale didnt pay heed to the terrified passengers pleading with him to stop the bus. Finally,the bus stopped when a passenger switched off the ignition key.

A case against Thigale was registered at Rajgurunagar police station after tests conducted on him proved he was driving drunk. He was released on bail on Saturday.

Divisional Controller Ashok Jadhav said,We have permanently suspended the driver though an departmental inquiry would take place. Its our policy to immidiately suspend any driver drinking on duty.

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