BMTC: Road rage escalates: BMTC driver and conductor attacked on Tannery Road | Bengaluru news

Bengaluru: Driving a bus on city roads, moving in heavy traffic is already stressful. In addition, bus crews also become victims road rage incidents AND BMTC The driver of the electric bus and the conductor were attacked by two people riding a scooter Leather road Saturday evening. Police are looking for the duo.
They suspect that the attackers were angered by a bus that blocked their way on a narrow road. The bus crew said the duo was drunk. According to the statement of the driver, 27-year-old Gagan MV, the incident happened around 5:30 p.m.
Gagan and conductor Shivakumar work at depot 30. They are assigned to drive bus No. 290E/26 from Yelahanka to Shivajinagar. When the vehicle stopped at the Canara Bank bus stand on Tannery Road, two people got off their scooter and entered the bus. They began to verbally and physically abuse attack Gagan. They twisted his arm and punched him in the face.
The conductor tried to intervene, but he was pulled out into the street and forced to stand in front of the bus. The attackers then punched him in the face, neck and lower back before fleeing. The entire incident was recorded by a video surveillance camera installed in the bus.
Line inspection officers present at Tannery Road became aware of the incident and took the driver and conductor to Bowring Hospital. Although none of them bled, the conductor suffered a nose injury. Two are undergoing treatment.
An MLC (Medico-Legal Case) application has been sent to the police. According to BMTC, CCTV footage from the vehicle is currently being studied to gather more information.
According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, the duo were drunk and angry that the driver had honked at them when they failed to yield to the bus. “A month ago, a man fired from a private firm injured a conductor for telling him not to step on a footboard. Recently, a man hit a staff with a brick. I am going to write to the police commissioner to take action Attacking government personnel, including employees BMTC and make sure they go to jail, he said.