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Udupi: Chaos Erupts After RTO Driver Assaults Private Bus Employee

  •   Thu, Aug 23 2012 11:19:51 AM

Udupi: Chaos Erupts After RTO Driver Assaults Private Bus Employee

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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SM)

Udupi, Aug 23: A clash between the private and RTO drivers led to a major chaos and disruption of bus services here on Thursday August 23 at sround 8:45 am.

An RTO jeep driver allegedly assaulted Ashok, the driver of a private bus after the latter tried to overtake from the wrong side near Kinnimulky.

It is said that the bus driver apologised to the RTO driver when the latter stopped him, but he was in no mood to accept the apology. He allegedly used foul words against Ashok, and in no time the argument snowballed into a full-fledged fight, resulting in the RTO driver assaulting the other driver.

All Udupi buses halted their services in protest for hours, causing tension among two different services and more so to the commuters.

Later higher officials of the police department interfered and resolved the matter amicably.

As per latest reports, bus services have resumed and are running as usual.
  

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  • Rohit, Barkur

    Mon, Sep 10 2012

    The rto driver really done a good job:)

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  • Sudheer, udupi

    Wed, Aug 29 2012

    Aubb Kuwait..
    Dear friend, you are in kuwait and dont have common sense.. Did you know how much penalty for opposite side driving gulf.. ? Around 100,000 rupees. Along with some points. This RTO driver only slapped..

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Sat, Aug 25 2012

    Assaulting a driver by a government employee is nor acceptable. Use law and fine him. Our RTO's are sitting and heating the seats. Start fining drivers for each and every mistake and at least earn your salary in a decent manner. These people never do that and instead assault as if they are the owners of the road..!!???In India for every wrongdoing they need their bribe and let them go. If this is the case when road safety will increase ...???May be never..???

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  • Manohar, Udupi

    Fri, Aug 24 2012

    LESLIE FERNANDEZ YOU WANT THE DRIVER TO BE GARLANDED ? HAVE YOU ANY BRAINS ? RTO DRIVER DID A RIGHT THING BY ASSULTING THE DRIVER. IF I WAS IN HIS PLACE OF RTO DRIVER, I WOULD HAVE SLAPPED THE PVT BUS DRIVER AND EVEN GIVEN HIM KICKS. HE SHOUL HAVE BEEN JAILED FOR 6 MONTHS. PRIVATE BUSES ARE ACTING AS THE ROADS BELONG TO THEM AND THEY CAN DRIVE ANYHOW AND PUT PUBLICS LIFE AT RISK. I THINK LESLIE YOU HAVE A CAR SO IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW THE DRIVER DRIVES AND WHERE HE DRIVES ?

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  • RTN MICHAEL MATHIAS SHIRVA ROTARY, PILAR SHIRVA

    Fri, Aug 24 2012

    very bad news.there is no one respecting drivers.

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  • Mohan, Mangaluru

    Fri, Aug 24 2012

    Dear Ayub, I agree with your statement as a law abiding citizen.
    Now tell me, you are driving your car with your family, you keep your speed with in limits, but the bus or lorry driver behind you is chasing you, you cannot give him way all of sudden but he wont wait, he will overtake you, by wrong side, putting your family and yourself in danger. What will be your reaction, if you happen to face him ? Do you go to RTO and complain ? I am sure, you will not. But you will also do the same, whats being done, though,we all agree it's wrong.
    Yes I agree with your comments, "RTO to take action", Dear, if our officials are capable of controling these unruly public and we public cultivate the self discipline, this circumstance do not arise.

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  • Leslie fernandes, Brahmagiri, Udupi

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    ASSAULTING A CITIZEN IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
    THERE MUST BE STRINGENT ACTION ON THE RTO DRIVER.
    HOWEVER RULES ARE BROKEN EVERY NOW & THEN DUE TO HAFTA PAID TO THE DEPARTMENTS BY BUS COMPANIES.
    DRIVERS & CONDUCTORS ARE GIVEN INVISIBLE ORDERS TO IMMEDIATELY RUN AWAY FROM THE SPOT IN THE EVENT OF ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENT (BOKKA NAMA TOOPA)

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  • VINAY, MANGALORE

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai
    How much you paid for commenting against BJP govt?

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  • thomasaquin , Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    If there was space to overtake on wrong side, RTO driver must have been occupying the road at 20 km per hour. More often we find drivers occupying the "overtaking lane". In such case option for bus driver is to overtake from wrong lane.

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Dear Noel Francis...
    Ille hagur Sod re Balaa...
    Kaalein Haein...
    Angaar aaila Kee...
    Ashen Vichaar Aailyaar
    Danger Guarentee....
    (Maaka gothuna...Ille Gothale Baraile..!)

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Whatever the scene, it is always the poor general public are the sufferers or losers..in our system or democracy...Pathetic. In any case whether Right or Wrong, not to destabilise the basic services...rather only the association committee members to take the matter higher level..but as common people should not support such STOP /STRIKE acts.

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  • FAZIL, DXB

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Never mind the Issue, we've got chance to see Udupi city thats the main thing.

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  • Vinod , Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Most of the bus drivers are rude in these areas. And even conductors are horrible. May be hitting the driver was wrong, but I still feel the RTO driver gave a lesson to the wrong doers..
    In many express buses the conductors and drivers welcome the passengers but when they have to get down they abuse the passengers so badly.. they dont even spare the senior citizens... In those cases I myself feel like hitting the driver and the conductor for humilaiting the elders shamelessly..
    Recently a guy in 2 wheeler was killed near kediyoor hotel as a express came in no entry!!!
    Traffic and civic sense needed...

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  • Noel Francis Lewis, Kinnigoli/Dubai

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Yes i did abuse!
    He dont know the tongue use.
    Yes i did assault!
    cos it was all his fault.
    He overtook me from wrong side..
    I dont give him paradise.
    Why did Police interfere? Killed him!!
    I dont have fear...

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  • John, Karkal

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    These are the good things to hear now a days. Law is there every where. But if some one breaks the law or does not follow, no one will speak up, rather would say law will take its own course of action to punish them. RTO driver has given the right treatment to the driver Ashok. Even if it is not the right lesson for all the rash drivers, at least driver Ashok will think twice in future before overtaking or miss using the road deciplines. In general, the bus drivers in Udupi/Mangalore are beyond control due to business compitition. They dont even care the lives of pedestarins, passengers & small vehicles.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Is that RTO driver SUPER COP?In Karnataka, there is a tendency of taking law in to their own hand.RTO driver is in fault.It is not his subject and he is simply driver, apart from that Private Bus driver already tendered his apology!!! .Should Private Bus driver had a thought in this regard the RTO driver could be sacked all together.He(RTO driver) know "ADHIKARA DA DARPA"The most corrupt department is RTO.

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  • dev, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Bus drivers, autorikshaw drivers, bus conductors and also most of the traffic polices hardly no to speak in a decent language..they all r the same. they only no to abuse the public with foul languages. too bad.. both the driver n d rto driver should be booked for creating a nuisense n creating problem to the public.
    traffic police jeep drivers are very very rask drivers, dy keep honking loudly and also has a liberty to park their jeep on the wrong side of the road n happily drink sugar cane juice.hahah this is wat i have seen in nellikai road, near state bank cirle mangalore

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  • jrao,

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    AT LEAST RTO DRIVER HAS TAKEN UP THE MATTER SO SERIOUSLY BUT RTO/POLICE
    WILL NEVER SUPPORT HIM BECAUSE THEY WILL FAVOUR THE HIGHEST BIDDER. OUR PEOPLE REPS. ARE SILENT WHEN SUCH CALSHES ARISE. THEY VISIT ONLY HOSPITALS AFTER ACCIDENTS THAT TOO FOR VOTE BANK.

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  • Gopala, UK

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Every one is a driver in mangalore/udupi but only 0.5% have/know the road manners, law all others are fools.....you can not change them. Do not spare the stick...... If you ask the traffic police he him self does not know what is right and wrong on road.... Bolex...

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  • Rohan, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Thank god at least RTO driver did what RTO is supposed to do :)If these bus driver can dare to overtake a RTO vehicle from left then what better can we expect from these bus drivers and RTO.?

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  • Fredrick Correa, Pernal/Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    I do agree that the bus drivers are rash but the RTO driver has no right to physically assault the other bus drivers. It is very sad that RTO and other Police officials think that they have a right to beat anyone, anytime and anywhere. Sometimes they beat adults in front of children which is very humiliating.

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    I disagree with Mohan, Mangalore.

    RTO driver has no right to take law in his own hand.

    Do we have RTO officials in Udupi that can book the bus driver (If he has broken the law?????)

    This "RTO DRIVER" must be booked under the law too for causing public nuisance.

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  • PKS, mlore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    @ jossey saldanha, are u paid commentator from any community like nagesh nayak.

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  • Jacobnelson, Bejai

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Mangalorean bus drivers not trained to Drive Bus properly,

    First they start with Lorry Cleaner.

    Second With Lorry Driver-no lane Discipline.

    After 6 months to 1 year experiernce as a Lorry driver any Bus owner will give him Job as a PILOT.
    After that he is governer, he can overtake any side,Honk anywhere,
    FORCE SMALL Vehicle to give way and Force to small Vehicles to enter major Highway without checking left or right side because he is BIG BUS Governer is behind so he has to move further.

    Tis is what happening in our DK Mangalore.

    Only solution to PUT KSRTC buses everywhere with qualified drivers with a strict test and mobile allowed while drving.
    This certainly can help to solve the problem.

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  • Errol A. Pereira, Katapadi / Udupi

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    It's high time that the Government of India must Introduce, 2 days of Seminars "Safety for Self and Safety of Others" for each and every Drivers before issuing the License, which will definately help in saving Lives..

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  • Shetty, Udupi

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Express Bus Drivers of Udupi Mangalore deserves such treatment

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  • Peter Pinto, Dubai

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Private bus drivers are in a hurry all the time. If there is ever a formula 1 (F1) race for bus drivers, i think our indian bus drivers will win hands down! A combination of speed , rash driving, loud honking and belching smoke is the mantra to win any race.

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Driver RTO
    Bus Wrong turn liyaa Tho
    Simply mat Bhajao
    Pehle Todaa Samjaho...
    Biwi par gussa is pe mat lo..!

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  • KRPrabhu, Kudla/Bangalore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    Whether the action of RTO jeep driver come under the perview of these days hot subject "moral policing"?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    In Karnataka all government employees still think that they are Yeddy and Reddy..........

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  • Mohan , Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 23 2012

    If the bus was trying to overtake from wrong side, definately the overtaking driver deserve treatment, similar to one awarded to him.

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