KSRTC conductor wins praise for seizing laptops

By NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Wednesday heaped praise on a conductor Manjunath BC for seizing laptops and mobile phones from a suspicious-looking passenger . He then handed the goods over to the police.

Manjunath spotted a passenger sitting on the last seat of a Bengaluru-Vellore bus carrying a suspicious, large bag. When the conductor insisted upon searching the bag, the passenger hurriedly de-boarded the bus at Madiwala leaving the bag behind.

An official KSRTC statement said: “On 03/05/2022, vehicle No. KA-57 F-985 Route No. 98, Shri Ravikumar R. Driver, Badge No. 5046 and Shri Manjunatha. B.C, Conductor, Badge No 6393 were on duty. The bus left from Mysore Road bus stand at 14:30 and headed towards Vellore. A passenger with a bag boarded at the Lalbagh bus stop and purchased ticket from Bangalore to Ambur. The passenger was sitting in the last seat of the bus, he was found to be suspicious.

“The conductor checked the passenger’s bag and found that there were 7 laptops and 7 mobiles of different make.”

KSRTC felicitated Manjunath for his vigilance.