The incident took place on Wednesday on a BMTC bus operating from Banavara to K.R. Puram. The bus was driven by Dinesh Kumar while Naveen Kumar R. was on duty as the conductor.
According to BMTC officials, the woman allegedly boarded the bus as a passenger and, while the conductor was distracted, removed his duty bag containing his ticket book, ID documents and cash collection before concealing it inside her own bag.
The conductor soon noticed that his bag was missing and confronted the woman. When she allegedly attempted to get off the bus, fellow passengers and the bus crew became suspicious and alerted the police.
With the assistance of a woman traffic police officer and a woman law and order police officer, the woman was taken to the K.R. Puram Police Station. During a search, the police allegedly recovered the conductor’s duty bag from her belongings. However, the conductor claimed that the cash kept inside the bag was missing.
The police registered a Non-Cognisable Report (NCR) against the woman. They also recorded the Aadhaar details and mobile phone numbers of three persons who were accompanying her.
BMTC officials said further inquiry is under way. The woman’s identity has not been officially disclosed.
