Kerala Police arrest Kallada Travels staff for assaulting passengers

Thiruvananthapuram: The staff of a Kallada Travels bus, which was ferrying passengers from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru on Saturday night, thrashed two passengers and forced them out of the vehicle in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

According to sources, a verbal dispute broke out between employees and passengers after the bus broke down at Haripad, Alappuzha on Saturday. Later, an alternative bus carrying passengers reached Vyttila. Moments later, Kallada Travels employees were caught on video attacking the passengers who questioned the staff.

The video was shot by one of the passengers, who posted it on social media. The employees who attacked the passengers were charged with bailable offences.