BMTC: Road Rage Rising: BMTC Driver and Conductor Attacked on Tannery Road

Bengaluru: Driving a bus on city roads and navigating heavy traffic is already a stressful job. In addition to this misery, the bus crew also suffers. road rage events. A. BMTC The electric bus driver and conductor were attacked by two people riding scooters. Tannery Road Saturday evening. Police are looking for the duo.
They suspect that the attackers were enraged because the bus was blocking their way on the narrow road. The bus crew said the duo was drunk. According to the complaint made by driver Gagan MV (27), the incident occurred around 17.30.
Gagan and conductor Shivakumar are working at warehouse 30. They were assigned to drive the bus on route 290E/26 from Yelahanka to Shivajinagar. When the vehicle stopped at Canara Bank bus stop on Tannery Road, two people got off their scooters and boarded the bus. They started verbal and physical abuse attack Gagan. They twisted his hand and punched him in the face.
The conductor tried to intervene but was dragged out and had to stand in front of the bus. The attackers then punched him in the face, neck and waist before running away. The entire incident was recorded by the security camera on the bus.
Line control staff on Tannery Road learned of the incident and took the driver and conductor to Bowring hospital. Although neither had any bleeding injuries, the conductor was injured in the nose. The treatment of the duo continues.
An MLC (Medical-Legal Case) notice was sent to the police. According to BMTC, CCTV footage of the vehicle is currently being reviewed to gather more information.
According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, the duo were drunk and were angry when the driver honked at them while refusing to give way to the bus. “A man, who was fired from a private company a month ago, stabbed a conductor who told him not to step on the steps. Recently, a person hit the staff with a brick. I will write to the police commissioner to take action against these people. They will attack government personnel, including BMTC personnel, and ensure that they go to jail.” “Only then will people learn a lesson. I have instructed the MD to go and meet the police commissioner personally and hand over my letter,” he said.