Two-wheeler rider abuses, assaults BMTC driver in road-rage incident; arrested

Bengaluru: A two-wheeler rider was arrested after he assaulted a BMTC driver in a road-rage incident in western Bengaluru on Sunday, according to officials. 

The suspect was identified as Kamal Singh, 36, a carpenter from Malleswaram. 

The incident occurred around 8 pm when the BMTC bus (KA 57 F 4034), operating on route number 60A/8 (Jayanagar TTMC to Vijayanagar TTMC), was near the Haleguddadahalli signal. 

The BMTC said the the motorcyclist stopped beside the bus and verbally abused the driver, Murthuza Imam Saab. 

Singh told the police that that the bus had brushed his two-wheeler and he confronted the driver, leading to an argument and physical assault. 

The BMTC said that the individual boarded the bus and physically assaulted the driver, who quickly locked its doors. 

With the cooperation of the passengers on board, the assailant was apprehended and taken to the Byatarayanapura police station, where a non-cognisable report was filed against him, the BMTC added. 

The bus driver, who sustained injuries during the assault, was taken to Victoria Hospital for treatment, and was discharged later that night. 

The police are verifying the CCTV and other technical evidence, an officer said. 

According to the BMTC, it takes acts of violence against staff members "very seriously" and will take all steps to prevent such incidents in the future. 

On October 28, BMTC Managing Director, Ramachandran R, met Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayanand and formally requested that swift and stringent measures to be taken on such assaulters.