Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru Jan 24: Mangaluru city police took stringent action against a bus conductor based upon a complaint received during police phone-in programme on January 19.
A caller had complained about the conductor of 15A private bus issuing fake tickets to the passengers. The caller said the ticket did not contain correct bus number. The police commissioner had asked the caller to send the bus ticket and assured to book a case against the conductor for issuing fake ticket.
Responding to the complaint, Mangaluru city police under the direction of police commissioner T R Suresh and ACP (traffic) Manjunath Shetty, stopped the bus 15A named ‘Suprabhata’ bearing registration number KA 19 B 7567 coming from KPT to Nanthoor on January 20.
Upon checking, the police found that the conductor named Jagadish was collecting money by issuing tickets of another bus with registration number KA 19 AA 7799. Jagadish was involved in cheating both passengers and the bus owner by issuing fake tickets this way.
Mangaluru East police station took the bus into their possession.
A case stands registered against the conductor.