[Resolved]  BMTC Bangalore Karnataka — Harassment of Ticket checkers

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Bangalore, Karnataka

My name is Aradhana. I am working as an Scientist and Team Lead in a top biotechnology company in Bangalore.
I normally take BMTC bus from Yashwantpur to Cantonment Railway Station. Today, on 24th January 2014, I took BMTC bus 252A/7 (KA 50 F 161, D 22) at around 4:45 PM in the evening from Yashwantpur. The conductor was issuing tickets to others in the back. I took seat in front part behind driver’s seat and kept ticket money ready, waiting for conductor to finishing issuing tickets to other passengers in Male passenger’s section and come to front side of the bus for issuing tickets to those recently boarded the bus. Within 2 minutes of my boarding in the bus, before the RMC yard bus stop, the ticket checker (name Mr. S. V. ) boarded the bus and started checking the tickets. Since I was on first seat, he asked me for tickets. I politely told him that I am waiting for conductor to issue me a ticket, because I just boarded the bus and Conductor is on the back side issuing the tickets. However the ticket checker started arguing with me very arrogantly. He did not even listen to other passengers who had witnessed the incident. The ticket checker forced me to pay Rs. 200/- for no faults of mine. Instead he was insulting me in front of the whole BUS crowd. I would like you to take strict action against the officer (Mr. S. V.) who was doing a mugging act. The checker also held his hand to block my way when I insisted on both o[censored]s going to police station. Please provide me compensation of the whole amount and additional insulted charges, especially insulting and harassing a woman. Thanks and I will be eagerly waiting for your reply and action. I will be giving a police complaint as well. I urge you to support us and remove some of the money-minded staff in BMTC so as to make the BMTC run smoothly and take care of women employees who are honestly paying for the tickets without fail every day.