According to sources members of the Thrissur Road Transport Authority (RTA) have unanimously agreed to suspend the permit of the Kallada Travels bus after its employees allegedly beat up three passengers who were travelling from kerala to Salem in April. Meanwhile the suspension has been invoked for a period of one year on the private bus and the action was taken based on the recommendation of RTA Ernakulam.
Furthermore according to the RTA Thrissur, an inquiry into the incident, which took place on April 21, revealed that the three passengers had indeed been assaulted by the crew when the bus reached Vyttila in Ernakulam. Apparently according to an RTA order further inquiry by the police revealed that seven persons were involved in the assault against these passengers and all of them were the staff of M/S Kallada Travels.
Moreover on investigating further, the RTA also found that the bus was charging different rates for passengers depending on the distance. Apparently over 14 cases, too, have been registered against the bus for exceeding the permitted speed limit. Perhaps on receipt of the decision, the permit holder of Kallada - KR Sureshkumar has been asked to submit the permit at the Joint Regional Transport Officer building in Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, and report the place of garage of this bus.
