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Udupi: Attack on Bus Driver - Snap Strike Disrupts Public Transport

  •   Sun, Aug 10 2008 09:58:19 PM

Udupi: Attack on Bus Driver; Snap Strike Disrupts Public Transport
Pics: Durga Digitals - Daijiworld Udupi

Udupi, Aug 10: The inter city private  bus drivers  staged a protest by stopping their vehicles along the road in Uchila  after an attack on a bus driver, on Monday, August 10.

Sources said  that a few KFD activists reportadly assaulted the driver and  conductor of a bus at Uchil, alleging that the bus driver did not allow a car to overtake. The bus driver Shambhu and Navin  were  severely injured in the attack. The  miscreants, however,  fled the scene. The incident  occurred at 3.30 pm on Sunday.















All the bus drivers stopped the buses at Uchil and urged the police to arrest the miscreants immediately. Even the shop owners at Uchil closed their shops voluntarily showing their solidarity towards  the drivers.

The passengers had to bear the brunt  owing to the sudden protest by the bus drivers.

DySP Girish rushed  to the spot and tried to pacify the agitating  bus drivers. He informed that two of the accused Shareef and Riyaz had already been arrested by the police. He assure them that the third accused would also be arrested soon. Following the DySp’s assurance, the  drivers withdrew their bundh at 7 pm. Meanwhile, they warned the police authorities of staging the protest again, if all the accused were  not  arrested before Monday, August 11 evening.
  

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  • Supravi, Udupi

    Wed, Aug 13 2008

    I am a lady who travels daily from Udupi to Mangalore. The roads are horrible and it is rainy season too. The drivers have to struggle on the way to reach the destination on time. Otherwise time keepers won't allow them to stop. They are working for thier survival just like you and me. They are the bread winners of the family. If people behave like this just for silly reason, it will affect the harmony and also create problem for the people.

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  • Mark Saldhana, Managalore

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    agree that the bus drivers drive rashly . But, who are these car occupants to beat them? According to police sources, there was already a compromise b/w the group and bus staff in the presence of police.But, when the same bus was doing its afternoon trip, the same rowdy group blocked the bus accopmanied by 30 supporters.They booted the driver and conductor mercilessly, not caring women and children present in the bus.

    Its only for their rowdish behaviour, the locals came in rescue of the bus staff and dude to God's grace could save the poor unnamrmed bus crew.Seeing the huge crowd gathering, the rowdy car inmates fled the scene like cowards. Regarding, the damged car, the police say the car was damged by the rowdy group itself to allgedly file a false case gainst the locals for helping the bus crew.Nobody has the right to take law into their own hands.

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  • A.R.Palimar, Muscat

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    Mr.Walter Periera, what ever you wrote is exactly correct. Many times I have had the same experience like you.

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  • Mohammed Asif, Jeddah, Udupi

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    I always read Daiji news and admire them. but this time it seems they have favored bus union. We everybody know these buswala people, they are the biggest gundas in Udupi –Mangalore roads. I think KFD have done police’s work. Well done KFD, in fact all people should teach these gundas same lesson when ever required.

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  • thomasaquin, mangalore/qatar

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    Introduce Govt. busses on these routes. Monopoly causes these problems.

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  • Srikanth Shetty, Mangalore/Muscat

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    Hi Mr.Lawrence if you will be there in the bus what you would have did? Ha. Ha.. Ha... I too born from Mlore only, I know the characters. If 10 person will start hitting then the 11th person also will try to use his hand and alone nobody will do.

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  • Vishal D'Souza, Bangalore

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    It seems readers are much interested to know what happened to the car but not human being, this is what happening in India. People(educated) are crazy to know about useless things than suggesting how to solve the problem.

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  • ranjith, mangalore, Kuwait

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    Brothers why is that you guys feel the situation fishy is it because the accused are some muslim brothers? if it was some hindu brothers you guys would not have felt fishy

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  • Lawrence Mascarenhas, USA

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    Good pictures from Durga Digitals but the report is not clear. What KFD stands for? When car load of people assaulting the bus driver and the conductor, what the passengers on the bus were doing? Watching the show? Perhaps the bus passengers were all women wearing bangles!

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  • Walter Pereira, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    I feel that there is much more to this story than what is reported. These private bus drivers are a bunch of uncivilized rogues. If you drive a car along the Mangalore - Udipi or Mangalore - Bantwal route, you are harassed by these private bus drivers. They think that they are the "Lords of the Roads". If the driver sees a car, he has to overtake it - come what may.

    I have had the experience of a bus driver chasing me at speeds exceeding 100 KMPH and just after overtaking me, he stopped to pick up a passenger!. If I signal the bus driver and request to overtake him, he will never allow me to overtake him. Any small courtesies are against their religion. I feel that the "special treatment" given by the car occupants to the bus driver is justified. Maybe from tomorrow onwards there will be at least one civilized bus driver on Mangalore roads.

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  • RAJESH, MANGALORE/DUBAI

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    not the right way to protest.we can see so many passengers they left half a way.good service should be the motto.remember you have taken the responsibility to take those passengers to their destination safely and on time.

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  • Roy pinto, Mangalore. Kuwait

    Sun, Aug 10 2008

    Daijiworld is always gives fair news. I feel something fishy here. You didn't mentioend about the above damaged car. Who damaged this car? You know that the Uchila route is Kambula route for the bus drivers. Many small and big accidents and many deaths reported in the past in Uchila route due to reckless driving by the Bus drivers. May be the story is different here. You have reported one side story. Pls brief us exactly what happened. We love and trust Daijinews.

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  • habeeb, kalladka

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    kfd activists donot do these type of activities this is only a misconception about KFD.KFD is a good organisation. thanx to daiji.

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  • Baba,

    Mon, Aug 11 2008

    Dear Daiji, the first picture shown is a car attacked by some one. But there is no report about this incident.who attacked the car?

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