Goa, July 17 -- Following a disturbing incident where school students were instructed to push a broken-down Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) bus on the Nuvem-Manora route, the driver, Rajesh Pagi, has been issued a memo for misconduct.

A preliminary inquiry revealed serious negligence and misconduct, which put students' lives at risk.

The incident occurred around 2.10 pm on Tuesday when the bus, bearing registration number GA-03 X 0276, was transporting students home from a prominent school in Salcete.

Eyewitnesses, including a O Heraldo reporter, stated that the bus suddenly stopped mid-route. The driver allegedly instructed 10 to 15 students, mostly schoolboys in uniform, to exit the bus and push the vehicle to restart it, with no...