An RTC Employee Dies, Another Commits Suicide
On its 41st day today, the TSRTC employees' strike saw two more employees passing away.
Hyderabad | 14th November 2019
Reportedly depressed by the Telangana government's decision against merging the TSRTC with the government and fearing losing his job after missing the November 5th deadline to rejoin, another RTC employee died today.
According to reports, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) employee Nagesh, who hailed from Andole of Jogipet in Sangareddy district, was working as a conductor in the Narayankhed bus depot. He was admitted to a hospital recently after he fell sick, and died while undergoing treatment today.
It is yet to be ascertained whether it was a suicide or an ailment.
In another incident, Avula Naresh (51) consumed pesticide in the early hours of Wednesday. His family members, after noticing that he had consumed the poison, immediately shifted him to the Mahabubabad area hospital, but he died while undergoing treatment.
The TSRTC employees' strike reached its 41st day today.
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