UP: Bus conductor asks passenger to deboard after husband dies mid-journey

A woman was asked to deboard a UPSRTC bus by the conductor near Barabanki's Ramnagar crossing in Uttar Pradesh after her husband died during the journey. Besides this, the conductor allegedly snatched her bus ticket.

Barabanki(Uttar Pradesh): In an insensitive act, the conductor of an Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation(UPSRTC) bus allegedly asked a woman to get off the bus after her husband got ill and passed away in the middle of the journey.

The couple was travelling from Bahraich to Lucknow to visit their cancer-affected relatives when the man's health apparently deteriorated and he died. She was dropped near Barabanki's Ramnagar crossing along with the deceased's body.

The conductor of the bus asked the woman to deboard the bus and even snatched away her journey ticket to erase any proof of the journey.

The people around the area noted down the bus's number which happened to be UP 40T 5510.

The Barabanki depot in charge Manoj Kumar said, "The issue was not in my knowledge but has now been brought to my cognizance. We will investigate the issue and take appropriate action against the driver and conductor."