Mohan Kuthar

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Aug 7: A city bus conductor was robbed on his way home late August 5 night near Harekala.

A case has been registered at the Konaje police station.

The incident involved Mohammed Iqbal, a resident near the Harekal panchayat and conductor of the Sri Kateel Bus number 55, which operates between State Bank and Pavoor.

On the evening of August 5, Iqbal had gotten off the bus early near the DYFI office in Harekal to visit a local shop. After purchasing items and heading home with the aid of his mobile phone torch, two assailants approached him from behind, grabbed his hands, covered his mouth with a cloth, and stole his purse containing Rs 13,000 which he had earned that day.

Upon hearing Iqbal's cries for help, locals and his family rushed to the scene and took him to Natekal Kanachur Hospital. The robbers managed to escape. Earlier, two young men had an argument with the conductor on the bus, and it is suspected that the same group may be involved in the crime. Konaje police are investigating the case.