A conductor on a Lahore Green Electric Bus has been dismissed after a video showed him allegedly misbehaving with a female passenger and pushing her off the vehicle. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif shared a clip of the man apologising on Saturday.
The footage spread rapidly on social media, and citizens called for strict action against those responsible. Punjab Transport and Mass Transit Minister Bilal Akbar Khan said he had taken notice and ordered immediate action against the employee.
Lahore BRT management terminates conductor’s job
After an internal review, Lahore BRT management took disciplinary action against the conductor, Ali Rizwan, and ended his employment. Its termination notice said the incident had been recorded on video and examined by the company.
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The review found that Rizwan had not handled the situation in line with the company’s passenger-handling standards, professional conduct requirements and Corporate Code of Conduct, so the management dismissed him on disciplinary grounds.
The minister said: “This is a serious act of misconduct.” He added that the Transport Department condemned the behaviour and apologised for the incident, stressing that no one has the right to humiliate or mistreat another person.
Chief minister orders arrest and public apology
Maryam Nawaz said dismissal alone was not enough and directed police to arrest the conductor and ensure he apologised publicly. In a post on the social media platform X, she said staff had not been hired to push members of the public around.
She also instructed authorities to take the employee to the woman’s home so he could apologise to her in front of the public. In a later statement, she confirmed the incident took place in Lahore and said she had directed DIG Faisal Kamran to act immediately.
In the video shared by the chief minister, Rizwan expressed regret for his behaviour and apologised to the woman and the nation. “I am ashamed of the way I treated the woman,” he said.
