Delhi: Conductor beats up DTC driver who wanted to work overtime

Irked that a DTC driver kept insisting on working extra, the conductor of his bus allegedly bashed him up, police said. The incident took place at outer Delhi’s Najafgarh depot earlier this month. The bus driver, Narendra Tokas (32), suffered a fracture in his left hand, apart from several broken fingers and stitches on his head. Police said the bus broke down at 6 pm, and two mechanics fixed it by 6.55 pm. Police said the bus was supposed to leave at 7.05 pm for a trip to Delhi and back to Najafgarh, but the conductor, Govinda, was reluctant.