After complaints, police begin verification of private bus staff in Kochi to check criminal antecedents
Traffic wing of police has forwarded details of around 100 private bus employees to district special branch for verification
The police in Kochi, Keralam, have initiated a verification process for private bus employees following numerous complaints. Around 100 employees have been forwarded to the district special branch for criminal antecedent checks by the traffic wing of the police. Bus operators are required to submit completed forms containing personal details such as address, license number, and Aadhaar number by September 24.
Two photographs must also be attached with each form. Once verification is complete, the police will issue identity cards to employees with a clean criminal record. Only those with valid police-issued cards will be permitted to work on city buses. The police have received around 100 forms so far, and the entire process is expected to be completed within two weeks.
K.B. Suneer, president of the Ernakulam Private Bus Operators Association, supports the police's efforts to remove criminal elements from the sector, stating that several employees with criminal histories will be removed following the verification.
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