BMTC driver assault: One accused arrested by Hulimavu police
The Hulimavu police arrested one of the three suspects involved in the assault on a BMTC bus driver. The incident, which occurred on May 12, escalated from an alleged overtaking dispute and was captured on video, leading to public outrage. The arrested individual has confessed to the crime, while the other two suspects remain at large.
- ▪One suspect, Abdul Shoib, was arrested after the assault on a BMTC bus driver went viral on social media.
- ▪The incident involved three men who assaulted the driver over an alleged overtaking dispute.
- ▪The police formed special teams to apprehend the suspects and seized a two-wheeler used in the crime.
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In a special operation, the Hulimavu police arrested one of the three accused involved in the assault on a Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus driver and seized a two-wheeler allegedly used in the crime.The accused, Abdul Shoib, 26, a bike mechanic, went on the run soon after the video went viral on social media. The police, with the help of technical evidence, tracked him down.According to the police, the incident occurred on May 12, around 2.30 p.m. when a BMTC bus travelling from Banashankari to Bannerghatta was intercepted near Gottigere on Bannerghatta Main Road by three men riding a two-wheeler over an alleged overtaking dispute.The accused allegedly blocked the bus, abused the driver in filthy language on a public road, brandished deadly weapons and assaulted…
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