Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Apr 24: A video in which mother of a minor girl is thrashing the bus conductor for giving his mobile number to her daughter and also calling and inquiring about family members has gone viral. The said bus conductor has been arrested by the police.
Manjunath (21), a resident of Lingapura village, Guledgudda Taluk, in Bagalkot district is the arrested accused. He works as conductor on route no 19 of Canara Bus that plies from State Bank to Bondel.
The minor girl, who studies in eighth standard travelled by the said bus. Manjunath picked a conversation with her and also gave her his mobile number. In addition, he called the girl when she was at home and asked how many family members were there at home. The girl's mother who came to know about this was enraged. She met the bus conductor and beat him black and blue.
It is said that the accused conductor has misbehaved in a similar manner with girls earlier also but no complaint was registered against him.
Police are investigating further.