TGSRTC offers job to son of driver who died by suicide in Warangal

The driver's son, Hemanth, has been appointed as the Record Treasurer as per an order issued by the TGSRTC.

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has provided a job to the son of  Shankar Goud, an RTC bus driver who died by suicide in Warangal in April 2026.

Goud’s son, Hemanth, has been appointed as the Record Treasurer as per an order issued by the TGSRTC. Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and TGSRTC Managing Director Y Nagi Reddy will hand over the appointment letter to Hemanth at the Telangana Secretariat on Thursday, November 12.

RTC driver sets himself ablaze

On April 23, Shankar Goud set himself ablaze at the Narsampet depot, Warangal, over unmet demands of the TGSRTC Joint Action Committee. He suffered 85 per cent burns and died while being shifted to the DRDO Apollo Hospital at Kanchanbagh on April 24.

An autopsy was conducted at the Osmania General Hospital, after which Goud’s body was handed over to the family and shifted to Muthojipeta village in Nasampet mandal, the police said.