Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)
Udupi, Apr 11: Conductors of two buses plying between Kundapur and Mangaluru engaged in a verbal altercation, with the female conductor of one bus showing her sandals to the male conductor of the other.
Rekha, the conductor of Bharati bus, confronted Raghavendra, the conductor of Durgaprasad bus, as both buses were parked at Santhekatte. The dispute escalated into a heated exchange of profanities and physical altercation, witnessed by passengers. The situation culminated in both conductors exchanging blows.
Following the incident, Raghavendra, the conductor of the Durgaprasad bus, lodged a complaint at the city police station. The entire altercation was captured on the CCTV footage of the Durgaprasad bus.
Rekha gained recognition as the first female bus conductor in Udupi and has been employed with Bharati Motors bus for several years, operating between Udupi and Kundapur.