Hyderabad: A 24-year-old woman bus conductor in Telangana died after battling for her life for 10 days following an incident in which a woman passenger allegedly pushed her out of a moving bus during an argument over Rs 90 in change.
The incident occurred on October 25 in Ashwapuram of Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana, when an argument broke out between the passenger and conductor Pravalika over Rs 90 in change for a bus ticket.
During the altercation, the passenger allegedly pushed Pravalika out of the moving bus who was standing on the bus footpath. The lady conductor fell under the rear wheels of the vehicle, crushing her right leg and severely injuring her left leg.
Pravalika was initially admitted to a hospital in Bhadrachalam and later shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad for better treatment. However, she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday night.
Passenger pushes ticket conductor from moving bus over Rs90 unreturned change in Telangana
Telangana transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar paid tributes to the deceased conductor at Osmania Hospital and consoled her family members. He assured them that the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) would stand by the bereaved family.
The minister said that, as per the directions of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Pravalika's mother would be provided a job and the family would be allotted a house under the Indiramma housing scheme.
He further announced that the family would receive Rs 10 lakh in ex gratia assistance from the government and TGSRTC, along with Rs 1 crore in accident insurance benefits from the bank.
Murder case filed against the accused woman responsible for the conductor's death, the minister said.