Nalgonda police team off to Kerala to find the bus

Crew of Assam-bound private bus had deserted 64 migrant worker passengers at Narketpally

A strong suspicion that the Assam-bound private bus from Kerala, that left 64 migrant workers midway at Narketpally on Friday, was returning to its place of origin, and to enquire about the events that led to the bus crew’s puzzling slipaway, a Nalgonda police team has set off for Kerala.

Narketpally police, following the Friday-noon incident in its limits, had already booked a case of cheating and pressed other charges against the bus crew, the agents and the owner the same day.

As per footage it retrieved from Pantangi toll plaza on the NH-65 (Hyderabad-Vijayawada) stretch, the white colour bus bearing registration number KL-38-D-709 had exited Nalgonda limits around 12.20 p.m., covering about 25 kms from the place the passengers were asked to break for lunch.