Woman arrested for pushing RTC bus conductor out of moving bus in Kothagudem

A woman passenger was arrested in Kothagudem district for allegedly pushing an RTC conductor from a moving bus after a dispute over a ticket and change. The conductor’s right leg was crushed under the bus’s rear wheel near Mittagudem village

Kothagudem: A woman passenger, who pushed a female RTC conductor out of a moving bus after an altercation, and caused her grievous injuries, was arrested by police on Monday.

It might be recalled that the accused passenger Banoth Mounika of Mittagudem in Aswapuram mandal in the district got into an argument with the bus conductor Pravallika on Sunday over the purchase of a ticket and receiving the change after purchase of a ticket.

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The right leg of the conductor was crushed after she fell under the rear wheel of the bus near Mittagudem. Aswapuram police who registered a case following a complaint filed by the bus driver produced the passenger before Manuguru court, said an official release.