Bus staff to be booked if found ferrying unauthorized passengers

New Delhi : The Delhi government on Sunday issued a notice that the bus service employees will be booked if they were found guilty of using transport vehicles to ferry unauthorised personnel during the lockdown.

The order also mentioned complete sealing of interstate borders and only allows the movement of only exempted from the restriction on movement. 

"No bus, whether run by DTC or under cluster operations, shall ferry any passenger who does not have any government ID card/authorised passed," an order issued by chief secretary Vijay Dev said. "In case any unauthorised passenger is found to be ferried, strict criminal action... FIR under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of IPC shall be lodged against the concerned DTC employees or cluster employees as the case maybe," it added.

Later on Sunday, an FIR was registered against an employee who was allegedly taking an unauthorized personal in Central Delhi.

An advisory on social media that appeared to be issued by the Delhi Police’s Dwarka district warned of legal action against those found loitering outside their homes without a valid pass or reason.