Bus employee stranded in Assam commits suicide

GUWAHATI: A bus employee who was stranded in Assam has committed suicide. The deceased has been identified as Kozhikode Koyilandy native Abhijith. He was found hanging inside the bus. Abhijith had gone to drop migrant workers in Assam.

Abhijith and many other bus employees were stranded in Assam following the lockdown. It is learnt that Abhijit was under severe mental stress since he was not able to return home.

The national media had reported that several buses from various parts of Kerala were stranded in Assam and Bengal. Among them are buses that ferried migrant workers from Perumbavoor to Assam and Bengal during Assembly elections.