Schoolgirl alleges harassment by BMTC conductor over zero ticket

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A girl student has alleged that a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus conductor refused to issue a free bus ticket to her under the Shakti scheme despite her showing her Aadhaar card.

The conductor, who was backed by a few passengers, also allegedly asked her to get off the bus midway. The incident took place on Sunday morning and the conductor is said to belong to the Gunjur bus depot-41.

The girl student, who is studying at a private school in Class 9, was allegedly travelling from Domlur to Richmond Circle in Bengaluru. After boarding a bus, she showed her Aadhaar card to the conductor and sought a zero ticket under the Shakti scheme.

However, the conductor said he would not issue a free ticket as the Aadhaar card was in Hindi and forced her to pay the fare. He took the student’s Aadhaar card and allegedly abused her in front of other passengers in the bus.

The victim’s mother has filed a police complaint over the matter. Later in the day, the incident was shared on social media platforms attracting outrage from the netizens over the conductor’s behaviour towards the student.

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