: A flash strike by the Joint Trade Union Action Council attached to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on Tuesday affected the functioning of the corporation depots in Thiruvalla and Ranni.
The employees’ strike was in protest against the alleged inaction on the part of the officials concerned in seeking the arrest of those involved in an attack on a KSRTC conductor in Ranni town on Sunday.
Rajesh, KSRTC conductor attached to the Thiruvalla depot, had been allegedly assaulted by a private bus owner and his three employees. The strike was called off by 12 noon with Revenue Divisional Officer A. Gopakumar informing the employees union leaders that ‘the three accused had been arrested by the Ranni police.