A conductor who assaulted a passenger on the bus so that he fell out of the back door was arrested by the Narammala Police.
The cause of death of this passenger, who was being treated in hospital for the assault and falling out of the bus, was revealed during the autopsy and the court accepted this as a homicide. The suspect conductor has been arrested.
The deceased is a 52-year-old man named D. Chandrasiri, a resident of the Ratmalpokuna area in Kalugamuwa, while the suspect conductor is a resident of the Ruswatta area in Kalugamuwa, according to the police.
The passenger who was injured in the accident recovered with disabilities for a long time and died recently.