Man who stabbed Bengaluru bus conductor carried knives to kill ex-boss: report | Bengaluru

According to a report, Harsh Sinha has been unemployed and roaming around the city since his dismissal. He feared his former boss would prevent him from being hired elsewhere, an official revealed.

Video of the incident, which occurred in Whitefield on Tuesday evening, went viral on social media platforms. The incident took place near the ITPL bus stand when the 45-year-old conductor of the BMTC bus, Yogesh, asked Sinha to move away from the running board for safety reasons as he was interrupting the boarding and alighting of passengers.

This led to a verbal duel between the duo and Sinha allegedly pulled out a knife from his pocket and stabbed the conductor. The defendant then allegedly tried to threaten other passengers and force them to leave the bus.

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The bus driver, Siddalingaswamy, locked the door and jumped out, leaving Sinha inside. Later, Sinha allegedly took a hammer and started vandalizing the bus. In the alleged video of the incident, passengers can be seen running out of the bus in fear after being threatened by Sinha, who also smashed the vehicle’s windows.

“The bus conductor was taken to a hospital. He suffered two to three stab wounds but is now said to be out of danger. The accused passenger was arrested as part of the attempt to murder case registered against him,” a senior police officer told PTI .

A case has been registered and investigation is underway.

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