India, March 23 -- The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Sunday dismissed a driver who was caught watching a cricket match on his mobile phone while driving an e-Shivneri bus on the Pune-Mumbai route.

Following an inquiry, the driver, Namdev Yadav, was found guilty of reckless driving and was promptly suspended. Additionally, MSRTC penalised the private company operating the bus and instructed all affiliated transport firms to enforce strict regulations against mobile phone use while driving.

In a separate incident, Pune resident Nitin Godbole raised concerns over another Dadar-Swargate Shivneri driver using a mobile phone while driving. Sharing a photo of the incident on X (formerly Twitter), he tagged the Chief M...