Demanding and accepting cigarettes from junior staff proved costly for a traffic controller of BMTC as the Managing Director G. Sathyavathi on Wednesday ordered suspension of Gurumurthy attached to unit 33 on the charges of corruption until further orders.
The incident came to light during the course of investigations into the rampant corrupt practices among supervisory officials, and harassment meted out to the ground level staff who refused to comply to their demands.
Gurumurthy was in charge of assigning routes to the conductors and drivers, apart from overtime and leaves. The allegation was that he would demand cigarettes and snacks from the junior staff for an official favour, and those who did not comply or follow his instructions would allegedly get a bad deal.
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