THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A case has been filed against 50 persons for assaulting a KSRTC driver and conductor at Pappanamcode. The employees alleged that the attack was planned and that the protesters carried out the attack as the police remained mere spectators.

The incident took place earlier today. Driver Saji and conductor Sharavanan of the Pappanamcode depot were attacked near the Pappanamcode junction. Sources said that the protesters blocked the bus after receiving information about the arrival of the bus. They had also received the photos of the driver and conductor through WhatsApp.

The employees alleged that the protesters assaulted the driver and conductor and spat on the conductor's head before forcing the passengers to get down from the bus. Both Saji and Sharavanan are undergoing treatment at the hospital.