Sri Lanka, March 9 -- A driver and a conductor attached to the Polonnaruwa Depot, belonging to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), have been temporarily interdicted on charges of dereliction of duty.

The driver and conductor of an SLTB bus plying between Welikanda and Galkanda have been interdicted in connection with an incident in which they allegedly neglected their duties while under the influence of alcohol during duty hours.

Police had received information last afternoon (08) that the driver and conductor of the bus in question were lying drunk in the rest room of the Welikanda SLTB Bus Depot. A team of Welikanda Police officers subsequently responded to the call.

It is reported that the conductor was already asleep at the scene...