Hindu bus conductor fired for helping Muslim passengers, this is India

MANGALURU (Karnataka) – A photo of Mr Mohit Yadav rests among images of Hindu deities on the prayer altar in his home. It is how his family remembers the 32-year-old, who killed himself on Aug 28 by jumping in front of a train.

Mr Yadav had been fired in June as a bus conductor with the state-run road transportation firm in Uttar Pradesh, resulting in the loss of his monthly pay of some 17,000 rupees ($272) that he, his wife and their four-year-old son depended on.

An Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (UPRTC) conductor is suspected to have died by suicide after he was fired for allegedly stopping a bus so that two Muslim passengers could offer namaz. The conductor, identified as Mohit Yadav (32), stopped the bus enroute to Delhi in Bareilly so that two passengers could offer namaz. Reports said that his contract was terminated in June, shortly after the incident. Mohit was found dead on Monday, August 28, in his hometown Mainpuri.

According to NDTV, Mohit was the oldest son and his family of eight survived on his salary of Rs 17,000. After losing his job, he tried to get employment in other places but did not succeed. His wife Rinki Yadav told NDTV that her husband had spoken to the Regional Manager in Bareilly many times after he had lost his job but his “plea fell on deaf ears.”

The Indian Express reported that action was taken against Mohit and the bus driver KP Singh after a video of them stopping the bus for Muslim passengers to offer prayers went viral. While the driver was a regular employee of the UPRTC and was placed under suspension, Mohit was a contractual employee and his contract was terminated.

A video from the bus showed Mohit trying to reason with passengers before he stopped the bus. In the video, Mohit is heard saying, “There is no issue of Hindus and Muslims. What will happen if we stop the bus for two minutes?”

Mohit’s family members alleged that his contract was terminated without a proper reason. His cousin, Tinku Yadav told Indian Express that the authorities took action against Mohit based on the video of the incident and did not seek an explanation from Mohit or KP Singh. Tinku also said that Mohit had been upset after he lost his job and was worried about his family’s financial condition.

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