Young woman conductor pushed from bus dies of injuries

Pravalika, a young woman who worked as a conductor on a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus, died on November 3 without responding to treatment after being assaulted by a female passenger and falling from the bus, her mother Vijayalakshmi said.

Pravalika was attacked and fell from the bus during a dispute over small change on October 25 on a bus heading to Bhadrachalam. Attached to the Manuguru depot, she was known on social media through a video of a safety announcement she made; many are now paying tribute to her memory.

Her father was also an RTC employee; after he died in service about three years ago, Pravalika was given the conductor's job under the compassionate appointment scheme.

Her mother, who has now lost her daughter as well, has been left alone.