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Kolkata, October 29: Disabled teacher and her two students, both hearing impaired, were thrown off a private bus by the conductor near Esplanade today.The victims, who were injured in the incident, later lodged a complaint at the New Market police station, after which the driver and conductor were arrested.
Posted by rollingrains at October 31, 2007 07:55 PMNandini Sengupta, a national award–winning teacher at the Behala Deaf School, and her two students - Satyabrata Mukherjee and Bapi Mukherjee - boarded a private bus on route 241A from Taratolla crossing around 11 am. They were supposed to get down at Esplanade.
A few minutes after boarding the bus, the trio showed their special concession passes for disabled people to the conductor Tapan Das.
But he reportedly demanded money and an argument ensued. The trio later bought tickets to avoid confrontation.
When the bus reached Esplanade around noon, the driver did not stop the bus while the conductor pushed her off, alleged Nandini in her complaint. Satyabrata and Bapi were allegedly pushed off next.
The teacher and her students, who sustained minor injuries, were rushed to Calcutta Medical College and Hospital where they were treated and discharged subsequently.
"We have arrested the driver Swapan Mondol and conductor Tapan Mondol," said Vinit Goyal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Headquarters).
Nandini is a resident of Budge Budge while Satyabrata and Bapi are residents of Tollygunge and Haridebpur respectively.
Source: http://www.expressindia.com