‘Ride For Free if No Ticket is Issued! Submit Complaints to WA # 7996999977’- Police Commissioner

‘Ride For Free if No Ticket is Issued! Submit Complaints to WA # 7996999977’- Police Commissioner

Mangaluru : Addressing the media persons during the phone-in programme on Friday, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Dr P S Harsha said passengers who do not receive tickets while travelling in private city buses can take a ride for free, and later can file a complaint to DK Bus Operators Association (DKBOA). A police officer of the rank of Inspector will scrutinize the complaints every week and initiate action against the bus operators concerned, added P S Harsha.

He further said, “Passengers can submit complaints to DKBOA’s WhatsApp number 7996999977. Commuter should know that Issuing tickets to passengers is compulsory under the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act and rules. If a passenger is found travelling without ticket, he or she would be considered as an unauthorized passenger. There are many complaints from passengers against the bus conductors who fail to issue tickets. The association, in the month of September, had urged passengers not to pay the bus fare if conductors fail to issue tickets”

“When a resident complained that the elderly were denied access to seats reserved for them in private buses, the commissioner promised to sensitize bus conductors on the issue. The association and the police had taken up an initiative to do background check of bus conductors and drivers. After the verification, badges will be issued to them. If bus staff misbehaves with the public, they can file a complaint by identifying their names from the badges” said Harsha

On the shrill horns used by buses, the commissioner directed officials to seize such shrill horns from the shops where they were sold, and that a notice should be issued to such shops selling shrill horns. There were also complaints from the callers on fish transporting vehicles spilling waste water on roads; need a barricade near Kottara flyover area to reduce the speed of the vehicles, since it is hard for pedestrians to cross the road; crack down on speeding vehicles, especially food delivery boys; street vendors occupying most of parking area; vehicles parked on newly constructed footpaths; private city buses have stopped service to Jokatte and Hoige Bazr, making it hard for daily commuters; where among many other complaints, for which police commissioner assured of quick action from his side, by deputing the police to look into all these issues.

Manjunath Shetty- ACP-Traffic; DCP (Crime and Traffic) Lakshmi Ganesh; DCP (Law & Order) Arunangshu Giri; Balakrishna K- Assistant Sub Inspector CCRB; Guruduth Kamath- Traffic Inspector South police station, Mohan Kottari- Police Inspector North; Vinay A Gaonkar- ACP-CCRB; Gopalkrishna Bhat- Traffic Inspector East; Purshotham – Police Head Constable, Rajavarma Ballal, president of Bus Owner’s Association ; and Dilraj Alva- Bus Operators’ Association President, were present during the phone-in programme.