The Delhi government on Monday said that strict action will be taken against striking Blueline bus drivers for exploiting the situation and blackmailing the government. The Blueline bus drivers have gone on a token one-day strike to protest the ongoing police drive against them.
The Delhi high court has termed Blueline buses as "killer" and held them responsible for most of the accidental deaths in the capital.
A 17-year-old student was run over by a speeding Blueline bus in north-east Delhi on Monday morning, triggering protests by locals. Aditya Jain, a Class 9 student, was hit by the Blueline bus that was plying on Seemapuri-Fatehpuri route in Usmanpur area of north-east Delhi at approximately 8 am, when he was on his way to school, police said.They said the boy, a student of Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalya School at Mori Gate, died on the spot.
Vijay Goel, former minister of state attached to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government when the latter was prime minister, moved the National Human Rights Commission against the menace of the Blueline buses.
The Blueline buses earned notoriety in 2007 as they claimed 128 lives in the National Capital Region, prompting the police to crack the whip on erring drivers.
The trio was on a motorcycle when the blueline bus, which was negotiating a curve, hit them.
A cyclist was killed after being hit by a speeding Blueline bus at Dwaraka in New Delhi on Saturday. The deceased, who is yet to be identified, is the 98th victim of accidents involving Blueline buses in the capital.
In yet another accident involving a blueline bus, a motorcyclist was crushed to death in Noida on Tuesday. The incident, which came close on the heels of a blueline bus mowing down seven people in New Delhi on Sunday, triggered protests in the area.
The Blueline buses are privately owned and run for the benefit of the general public, mainly within Delhi. But these buses have no fixed route and are on competition mode through the day.
A 13-year-old schoolboy was mowed down by a speeding Blueline bus in Delhi on Thursday, making him the 107th victim of the notorious killer fleet.
Seven people, including five women, were killed in New Delhi's Badarpur area on Sunday morning when an over-speeding Blueline bus rammed into pedestrians crossing a road. The incident triggered protests among angry onlookers, who set the bus on fire. The driver of the bus has been arrested, police said. Senior police officials have rushed to the spot and a large number of police personnel have been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incidents.
Continuing with their killing spree on Delhi's roads, a Blueline bus claimed one more life and injured two others on Saturday morning.
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The blueline buses, which earned notoriety for reckless driving, will be off the Delhi roads completely from December 14.
Terming the killing of seven people by an over-speeding Blueline bus as shocking, the Delhi high court has summoned the counsel for NCT government and Blueline operators on Monday for an urgent hearing on the matter. The court's direction came after amicus curiae Anup J Bhambani brought the accident to its notice and sought appropriate directions to the government and Blueline operators.
A local court has pulled up Delhi Police for its "casual attitude" in investigating sexual offence cases, saying probe agencies should be more sensitive while dealing with victims so they could "fearlessly report" such matters.
Leading logistics and transport companies are willing to operate Blueline buses on certain lustre routes in Delhi. As many as 11 players have submitted their bids for operating 200 private carriage buses in the capital at an estimated cost of Rs 57 crore
"We intend to frame the guidelines for compensation to be paid by the owners to send a clear message to them to hire good drivers," said Delhi high court bench.
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Justice Pradeep Nandrajog said that though the driver and conductor were responsible for causing rash and negligent act, the owner is liable to pay the compensation to the victim.
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