RTC conductor pushed off bus dies; passenger booked for murder
The incident occurred on Oct 25, when Pravalika was on duty, operating a bus between Manuguru and Bhadrachalam along with driver K Jampaiah. Mounika boarded the bus around 9 am on the day of the incident at the Manuguru flower market, accompanied by her son, according to police. She availed herself of a zero-fare ticket by furnishing her Aadhaar card and handed Pravalika a Rs 100 note to purchase a half ticket, priced at Rs 10, for her minor son.
“Although the conductor received treatment, she died due to blood loss.
“The accused, who was arrested earlier, continues to be in judicial remand,” Ch Yallaiah, station house officer of Aswapuram police station, told TOI . She had sustained grievous injuries in the incident at Mittagudem Centre in Aswapuram mandal of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district. Following Pravalika’s death, Aswapuram police altered the case against the accused, B Mounika, from attempt to murder to murder. The victim was unmarried,” he added. A heated argument reportedly broke out between Pravalika and Mounika over change for the bus fare. During the altercation, Mounika allegedly pushed the conductor out of the moving bus, causing her right leg to come under the rear wheels.
Hyderabad: Ten days after she was allegedly pushed off a moving bus by a woman passenger, Gundla Pravalika, a conductor with the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Following the CM’s instructions, the state govt announced a job for Pravalika’s mother, a house for the family under the Indiramma Housing Scheme and an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh. The family will also be provided insurance cover of Rs 1 crore, transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar said. “When the female conductor asked for Rs 10 in change, the accused refused.
The CM stated that the state govt will stand by Pravalika’s family and provide help,” the Chief Minister’s Office said in a post on X. This led to an argument, and the accused allegedly hurled abuses at the victim,” a police officer said. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy expressed grief over Pravalika’s death and conveyed his condolences to her family. “He conveyed deep condolences and sympathy to her family members.