Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) authorities suspended a driver-cum-conductor who tried to molest a nun in the bus. The assailant has been identified as G Santhosh Kumar, driver at Thiruvananthapuram Central Depot.

The nun had filed a complaint with KSRTC vigilance and the officials found that Santhosh was guilty. The complaint of the nun has been handed over to Thampanoor police.

It was on May 9 the incident took place on a Scania bus that plies from Thampanoor to Mysore. The nun boarded the bus from Kottayam. Around 2 am, Santhosh sat next to the nun when all other passengers were asleep. He then showed indecent signs and initiated dirty talking to the nun, said the complaint filed by the nun.

The statement of the complainant has not been recorded yet. The brother of the nun, a priest, informed the Thampanoor police that they do not wish to proceed with the case. When contacted, the complainant said that she will find it inconvenient to reach Kerala from Karnataka.

However, based on the direction given by vigilance, the nun’s statement has to be recorded. She was directed to mail her statement. Following that, a case will be registered, said Thampanoor CI V P Mohanlal.