Karnataka bus driver and conductor suspended for making reels while on duty

The state-run transport corporation said the suspension was for showing the department in a bad light by making the reel.

Two staff members of North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), a bus driver and a conductor, were suspended for making an Instagram reel while they were on duty. The state-run transport corporation said the suspension was for showing the department in a bad light by making the reel.

In a viral video, the bus driver, Hanumanthappa, is seen holding an Umbrella. He is under the impression that if it rains, everyone on the bus will be drenched. The video was reportedly shot by the conductor, Anita, who was on the same bus. The reel went viral on social media, and many users questioned passengers’ safety and NWKRTC buses’ fitness. A departmental inquiry has also been ordered against the two NWKRTC employees.