Vinod M Jain
A woman was detained after she was allegedly caught stealing a BMTC conductor’s duty bag on a moving Bengaluru city bus, with a video of the incident going viral on social media.
The incident took place on Wednesday on BMTC bus KA-57 F-6331,operating on Route No.507C/14 from Banavara to KR Puram.
The bus was driven by Dinesh Kumar while Naveen Kumar R.was on duty as the conductor.
According to BMTC officials,the woman allegedly boarded the bus as a passenger and,while the conductor was distracted,removed his duty bag containing his ticket book,ID documents and cash collection before concealing it inside her own bag.
The conductor soon noticed that his bag was missing and confronted the woman.
When she allegedly attempted to get off the bus,fellow passengers and the bus crew became suspicious and alerted the police.
With the assistance of a woman traffic police officer and a woman law and order police officer,the woman was taken to the KR Puram Police Station.
During a search,police allegedly recovered the conductor’s duty bag from her belongings.
However,the conductor claimed that the cash kept inside the bag was missing.
Police registered a Non-Cognisable Report (NCR) against the woman.They also recorded the Aadhaar details and mobile phone numbers of three persons who were accompanying her.
BMTC officials said further inquiry is underway.The woman’s identity has not been officially disclosed, though she is reportedly believed to be from Tamil Nadu.
