UP Conductor Sacked After Stopping Bus For Namaz, Dies By Suicide
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Mohit Yadav's contract was terminated in June after he stopped the Bareilly-Delhi Janrath bus on the highway. On Monday, amid acute financial crisis, he jumped in front a train in Mainpuri, the police said.
A bus conductor in Uttar Pradesh, who was sacked after stopping a state transport bus to allow a couple of passengers to offer namaz, has died by suicide. his family said he was "paying for his humanity".
Mohit Yadav's contract was terminated in June after he stopped the Bareilly-Delhi Janrath bus on the highway. On Monday, amid acute financial crisis, he jumped in front a train in Mainpuri, the police said.
Mohit Yadav was the eldest and his family of eight survived his salary of Rs 17,000 as a contract worker. After being sacked, he had applied in many places but failed to get a job.
