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Nigerian students taken into custody for assaulting conductor

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru
Six Nigerian students were taken into custody today for allegedly assaulting a bus conductor following an altercation between them over travel passes.

"We have taken into custody six Nigerian students for assaulting a bus conductor who asked them to produce their travel passes," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sandeep Patil told PTI here.

The refusal of the Nigerians to produce passes resulted in a verbal duel between them and the conductor after which the latter was assaulted, Patil said.

Police have registered a cased based on the complaint by the conductor and driver of the bus, Patil said.

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First Published: Jul 05 2015 | 4:02 PM IST

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