Kochi: The driver of your child's school bus may be drunk and probably misbehaving too. The Kerala police rounding up 25 drivers for drunk driving may come as a rude shock to the thousands of parents who trust their wards with school bus crew each day.
Kerala cops started the surprise drive after getting specific intelligence inputs that certain school bus drivers misbehaved with children after getting drunk, inspector-general of police P. Vijayan said.
The drive was carried out at 8.30 am in the four central districts of Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kochi. There were complaints of improper conduct, an officer said.
"We are not saying that all drivers are so. But when we got these reports, we decided to start early in the morning. So far, we have take 25 drivers into custody," Vijayan said.
Lauding the police action, road safety expert Upendra Narayanan said, "The need of the hour is strict action as prescribed by the law.
"The safety of our children can't be trifled. Those who are irresponsible should not be employed," he said.
