A bus conductor from Osmanabad has been suspended by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) for her Instagram reels and Facebook videos filmed while on duty and in uniform. The MSRTC said it was against service rules and amounted to misconduct. The social media accounts of the conductor, Mangal Giri, are full of several posts on duty, in uniform, and on the MSRTC premises.

In the eight-hour duty period, if one can create so many posts and upload them, it is a matter of concern and of public perception. Hence action has been initiated to lay down a precedent,” a top MSRTC official said. Giri’s colleague, Kalyan Kumbhar, who shot the videos also faces action. On Instagram, Mangal Sagar Giri calls herself a video creator and has 1.11 lakh followers, on Facebook she has 1.41 lakh followers. She also has a YouTube account with 840 followers.