Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Bus Conductor Forces Passenger Off Highway in Bengaluru
A bus driver in Bengaluru told a passenger to get off the bus in the middle of a highway because the ticket machine was broken.
The passenger tried to pay with a phone, but the driver said he needed cash and had no change.
The driver shouted and stopped the bus, making the passenger feel unsafe.
The passenger posted about it online and asked people to file a complaint.
Friends on social media said the passenger should report the incident.
BMTC bus conductor forced a passenger to exit the bus on a highway after the ticket machine failed.
Passenger tried to pay via UPI, but conductor demanded cash and had no change.
Conductor shouted, stopped the bus, and ordered the passenger to get down in the middle of the highway.
Passenger posted the incident online, calling it humiliating and unsafe.
Social media users urged the passenger to file a formal complaint against the conductor.
- Who
- BMTC bus conductor and an unnamed passenger
- What
- Conductor forced passenger to deboard the bus in the middle of a highway
- When
- Around 7:50 AM
- Where
- Bengaluru, on the route from Hegondanahalli to Varthur Kodi
- Why
- Ticketing machine malfunction and conductor demanded cash without change
- Bus Route
- Hegondanahalli to Varthur Kodi
- Bus Number
- KA 57 F 6018
- Fare
- Rs 18
- Incident Time
- 7:50 AM
- Conductor Action
- Forced passenger off bus on highway