The Powai police on Thursday morning arrested a homemaker for allegedly slapping a BEST bus conductor when he did not return the change after she bought a ticket.
Soumeya Shaikh, who claims to be pregnant, told the police that conductor Prakash Vhanve (38) was rude when she asked him to return the change and passed some comments that provoked her to slap him. Vhanve claimed she got angry when he told her that he did not have any change. Shaikh was arrested after Vhanve called the police control room at 10.30am.
The incident took place in the bus no 421 plying from Filterpada in Powai to Ghatkopar. “Shaikh, who was to get off at Saki Naka, slapped Vhanve twice when the bus reached Chandivli junction on Saki Vihar Road,” said senior inspector YL Jadhav. The drama lasted for nearly 30 minutes until beat marshals took them to the police station. Police have made driver Manoj Pawar an eyewitness.
BEST spokesperson Virendra Bagul said Vhanve will be questioned to find out the exact reason why the woman was provoked to slap him. The BEST will also conduct a parallel probe. Shaikh has been booked under IPC section 353 for not allowing a public servant to perform his duty.
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