A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus conductor has been caught red-handed by the DTC officials selling forged tickets to passengers. A complaint has been lodged against the errant conductor, identified as Madan Mohan, who has been handed over to the police
“Disciplinary authority will initiate stern action against Madan Mohan as per laid down rules,” a senior DTC official said. The matter came to light on July 12 when a team of ticket checkers at Phase-II, Noida found Madan issuing fake tickets to passengers. The team found that the tickets of Rs 10 and Rs 15 denomination issued by the conductor were fake. The conductor’s bag and hand blocks were immediately seized and excess cash of Rs 1,500 was found.
later, he was handed over to Noida Police for further action and on the basis of the DTC’s complaint, Madan was booked under Sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC.
According to officials, DTC management has directed disciplinary authorities to take exemplary action in such cases. Recently, services of nine employees involved in the cases of cheating were terminated. DTC’s Vigilance Department has intercepted 22 cases of cheating financial embezzlement between April and June.