COIMBATORE: A 30-year-old private bus driver from Kerala was arrested near KG Chavadi here on Saturday for ferrying passengers without proper e-pass. KG Chavadi Police identified the accused as S Mohammed Sabath, a resident of Ernakulam in Kerala, and said they have seized the bus, which belonged to a travel agency in that state.
A police officer said the agency had advertised on social media that it would arrange e-pass for people who want to travel from Kerala to Chennai and vice versa. "Based on a tip, we arranged a person fluent in Malayalam to contact them for a trip to Chennai from Coimbatore. They assured him that they would take care of the e-pass."
The bus arrived at Ettimadai Pirivu near KG Chavadi from Kerala on Saturday to pick him up. Police inspected the bus and found it was not having the e-pass to enter the district. The driver, the officer said, showed them a different vehicle's e-pass.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that the travel agency used to get e-pass to travel between any two places and pick and drop passengers along the route. "It was also carrying more passengers than allowed," the officer said. Police have booked the driver under Sections 269, 420 and 279 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 52 and 57 of Disaster Management Act, 2005. Further investigation is on.
A police officer said the agency had advertised on social media that it would arrange e-pass for people who want to travel from Kerala to Chennai and vice versa. "Based on a tip, we arranged a person fluent in Malayalam to contact them for a trip to Chennai from Coimbatore. They assured him that they would take care of the e-pass."
The bus arrived at Ettimadai Pirivu near KG Chavadi from Kerala on Saturday to pick him up. Police inspected the bus and found it was not having the e-pass to enter the district. The driver, the officer said, showed them a different vehicle's e-pass.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that the travel agency used to get e-pass to travel between any two places and pick and drop passengers along the route. "It was also carrying more passengers than allowed," the officer said. Police have booked the driver under Sections 269, 420 and 279 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 52 and 57 of Disaster Management Act, 2005. Further investigation is on.
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