Assault on NWKRTC conductor: Ramalinga Reddy to visit Belagavi on February 24
The Hindu
Karnataka-Maharashtra border tension escalates after bus conductor assault, Karnataka Transport Minister to visit Belagavi, hopes for bus service resumption.
As the situation on either side of the Karnataka-Maharashtra border remained tense following the assault of a North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) bus conductor on Friday (February 21, 2025) after he asked a passenger to speak in Kannada, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy is set to visit Belagavi on Monday (February 24, 2025) to take stock of the situation with respect to bus services.
It may be noted that bus services across the border have been suspended by both States as part of safety measures soon after the assault.
In this context, Mr. Reddy’s visit has triggered hopes that the bus services may resume on Monday (February 24, 2025) from the Karnataka side. Karnataka transport officials have indicated that the services were expected to resume on Monday (February 24, 2025) if there was no further escalation of tension.
On his part, Mr. Reddy stressed the need for taking action against those who attacked the conductor and those who damaged KSRTC buses. He said that defacing buses in both States serves no purpose and can only escalate tension. He also called for the various linguistic communities to live peacefully and harmoniously.
Meanwhile, the Belagavi police have arrested one more person accused of assaulting the conductor. With the arrest of Mohan Hanchinal of Chikka Balekundri village, the number of those arrested has risen to five, and it also includes a minor.
The injured conductor, Mahadevappa Hukkeri, is still undergoing treatment in Belagavi.
It may be noted that the episode took another turn on Saturday (February 22, 2025), with a counter-case under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act being filed against the conductor by some villagers of Chikka Balekundri alleging that he was trying to molest a minor girl on the bus.
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