PMPML bus 17 · City
Dhayari–Shivajinagar PMPML bus: ticketless passenger or careless conductor? High drama, ₹500 fine
The commuter, fined ₹500, says the conductor was busy talking to the driver when he asked for a ticket, and fellow passengers back his account.
A three-member inspection squad found a commuter without a valid ticket on PMPML bus number 17 on the Dhayari–Shivajinagar route, leading to high drama and a heated argument near the NuMaVi bus stop in Appa Balwant Chowk on Tuesday morning, around 10:30 am.
The commuter, who had boarded at Swargate, said he had repeatedly called for a ticket but the conductor was busy talking to the driver. The conductor claimed the passenger did not respond when asked.
The passenger refused to get off and offered to buy a ticket on the spot. The checkers boarded the moving bus and fined him ₹500 before getting off near Dakshinmukhi Maruti.
Fellow passengers backed the commuter's account, alleging that the conductor had ignored calls for a ticket while chatting near the driver's cabin.
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