A case has been registered against a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus driver for allegedly assaulting an elderly passenger and kicking him out of the vehicle at Vattapara here, the police said on Saturday. The police registered the case against a driver of the Peroorkada depot of the KSRTC for assaulting Bhadran, 65, a native of Kallayam in Vattappara.
Officials at the Vattappara police station said the incident occurred around 9.45 p.m. on Thursday on a KSRTC bus from East Fort to Kuttiyani. When Bhadran questioned the bus staff for not stopping at the bus stop where he intended to alight, the driver allegedly abused him verbally, the police said.
Published – April 11, 2026 11:21 pm IST
