India, March 24 -- Following the incident on Wednesday in which a private passenger vehicle (tempo traveller) carrying office employees in Hinjewadi caught fire resulting in the deaths of four workers due to severe burns, the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) will hold a meeting with private passenger transport organisations in Pune this week wherein strict guidelines regarding vehicle fitness checks and maintenance will be issued.

Since it is summer, incidents of vehicles catching fire are more frequent. However, this is the first time that a fire incident led to passenger fatalities. The incident has made waves in the state assembly as well following which the Pune RTO has taken a tough stance and will be cracking down on all privat...