Crime
Driver, conductor beaten to death over extra fare dispute.

Driver, conductor beaten to death over extra fare dispute

Crime

A driver and a conductor of a bus were beaten to death by passengers following an argument over extra fare in Ashulia, on the outskirt of Dhaka, on Monday. The deceased were Sohail Rana Babu, 26, driver of Itihash Paribahan, hailed from Gazipur' Tongi area and conductor Hridoy, 30, hailed from Mymensingh's Phulpur area.

The incident took place in Ashulia EPZ area of Nabinagar-Chandra highway around 2:00 pm on Monday, said Ashulia Police Station inspector (Investigation) Md Masudur Rahman.

He said police recovered the bodies of the deceased after receiving the information. According to the police, the bus driver and conductor of Itishah Paribahan were attacked by passengers for asking for extra fare. They were seriously injured in the attack.

Being rescued, they were taken to Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialized Hospital where they died under treatment around 7:30 pm.

Quoting the bus helper, police said that the bus leaving from Mirpur had an argument with the passengers over the extra fare. One of them threatened to beat them up.

Later, when the bus reached the EPZ area, some youths boarded the bus and started beating the driver and the contractor. Meanwhile, the helper of the bus ran away.

Later, the driver and the conductor were sent to the hospital with serious injuries where they died while undergoing treatment.

Legal proceedings were ongoing in this incident, said the inspector.