Daijiworld Media Network - Chikkaballapur (SP)

Chikkaballapur, Sep 1: In a curious development, the conductor of a KSRTC bus issued a ticket for a rooster carried by a passenger, duly charging the fare that is applicable for human beings. This has become viral on social websites.

A passenger was going to Someshwar in Gudibande taluk from Peresendra by a KSRTC bus. He also had a local breed of rooster in his hand. The conductor issued a ticket of five rupees in respect of the fowl. The owner who got the ticket got the bird seated on a seat. When fellow passengers asked him to pick the bird up so that the seat can be used by someone, he replied that he had bought a ticket for the bird and therefore he was right in getting it seated in a separate seat.

The conductor had charged ten rupees for the man and five rupees for the rooster. While many who watched the photo have criticized the conductor for levying bus fare for the poultry bird, some have taken the incident lightly.

In the past too, news items about the conductors charging fare for the roosters and hens had become big news. Conductors usually charge half a ticket for baggage or live animals or birds carried by the passengers.