Illegal Sleeper Bus Behind Kurnool Fire: A Web of Fraud, Negligence, and Official Apathy
Mohammed Naseer Giyas
Hyderabad, October 24:A chilling investigation into the Kurnool bus fire that killed 19 passengers has exposed a deep network of fraud and negligence across multiple states. The Vemuri Kaveri Travels bus, which burst into flames after colliding with a motorcycle, was never certified as a sleeper coach. It was a seating bus illegally modified to carry sleeping passengers without safety clearance.
How a Seating Bus Became a Death TrapThe bus was originally registered in Telangana as a seating coach in 2018. In 2023, it was re-registered in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, bypassing stricter state scrutiny.Investigations reveal the following chain of violations:
In 2018, Hebron Infrastructure Pvt Ltd registered the vehicle in Telangana as a seating bu...