“I will see what action you will take” said a woman who called the City Police Commissioner during the weekly phone-in programme on Friday when Commissioner T.R. Suresh promised action against erring city bus conductors who do not issue tickets to passengers.
“The conductor grumblingly issues ticket only to me since he knows I always demand ticket for the fare paid,” the woman from Neermarga, a suburb of Mangaluru, told the Commissioner. She refuses to pay the fare unless the ticket is issued and has had multiple quarrels with city bus conductors, the woman said.
“You have done the right thing and other passengers should have emulated you,” Mr. Suresh told the caller even as he said the City Traffic Police have booking several cases against conductors for not issuing tickets. The drive would be intensified and the police would see that every conductor issues tickets, the Commissioner promised, prompting the above response from the caller.
Falnir Road
A caller from Falnir Road in the City said that the main road regularly witnesses traffic jams near Unity Hospital and at Avery Junction. He urged the Commissioner to deploy police personnel during peak hours.
A woman from Padil complained that autorickshaw drivers operating from Padil were not using meters for journeys in the surrounding areas. For a 1.5 km trip, they collect Rs. 40, she said. Mr. Suresh asked the caller to provide the registration number of the vehicle to the police control room so as to initiate action even as he said police would ask autorickshaw drivers in Padil to collect fares strictly in accordance with the meter.
Another caller from Maravoor said conductors of city buses operating in the area collect excess fare. One more caller from Marnamikatte urged the police to ensure city bus connectivity between Mangaluru Junction Railway Station and the city.
Deputy Commissioners of Police Hanumantharaya (Law and Order), Uma Prashanth (Crime and Traffic), Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) M. Manjunatha Shetty and others were present.