DK SP orders stringent measures against buses running overcapacity, hanging on footboard
Mangaluru: In a strict action, Dakshina Kannada district Superintendent of Police Rishyant C.B during an SC/ST grievance redressal meeting, on Tuesday at his office, ordered police officers to register a case and scrap the licenses of those buses(both private and government) plying with passengers hanging on the footboard and vehicles used for transporting school children running overcapacity. "A report of such cases from each police station should be submitted to me before 25th of December,” he added, instructing the Police Officers.
The top cop ordered the stringent measures following complaints raised by several Dalit representatives during the redressal program.
One of the representatives, Ishwari highlighted the issue of people traveling dangerously hanging on the footboard of a government bus in Belthangady
Dalit leader Ishwari brought up the issue and said that there is a situation in Belthangadi area where people are dangerously hanging on the footboard in the government bus. Ishwari demanded for an additional arrangement of buses; she also stressed that the issue be addressed by the police department by taking up the matter to the concerned department .
Responding to Ishwari’s queries, SP said acknowledging that he has also seen the viral video and called for strict action by authorities.
Simultaneously, Shekar, a resident of Belthangady, demanded additional government buses on the Naravi-Belthangy route.
SP Rishyant said in response, “We have already appealed to the KSRTC Puttur depot.”
He further instructed that when a complaint arises about autos carrying more than 10 children, all schools should be instructed by the DDPI to pay attention to such vehicles. He also directed the traffic police to remain vigilant at main junctions, circles and to file a case and impose fines on such vehicles.
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