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Accused drove the bus till he was sacked

Rathis paid with their lives for being law-abiding: Kin

Monalisa Chaudhuri Baguiati Published 27.06.23, 05:34 AM
(l-r) The Maruti Ignis that the Rathis were travelling in. The car was hit by a private bus at Lake Town’s Clock Tower traffic signal on VIP Road early on Monday, The private bus after it crashed into a stationary truck at Dakshindari, near Ultadanga,  The private bus, which hit the Maruti Ignis, being towed away early on Monday

(l-r) The Maruti Ignis that the Rathis were travelling in. The car was hit by a private bus at Lake Town’s Clock Tower traffic signal on VIP Road early on Monday, The private bus after it crashed into a stationary truck at Dakshindari, near Ultadanga, The private bus, which hit the Maruti Ignis, being towed away early on Monday

The man who allegedly stole the bus and rammed it into the Rathis’ car at a red light used to drive the bus till his service was terminated a year ago because of “misconduct and bad behaviour”, police said.

The bus owner, Sujit Ghosh, told Metro the driver, Faijulla Gazi, was caught stealing fuel a few times. That was another reason for his sacking, he said.

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Two cases have been initiated against Gazi. Lake Town police station has started a case under IPC sections related to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rash and negligent driving and mischief. Officers of Baguiati police station have started a theft case.

Gazi was produced in court on Monday and remanded in jail custody. The bus, on route 44, is 13 years old and has 68 traffic cases pending against it. Of those, 46 are pending in court.

Bidhannagar police commissioner Gaurav Sharma said the driver was trapped inside the bus and arrested at the spot. He was injured.

Sharma said the Bidhannagar police would identify more areas to set up check-points..

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