Mangaluru, Sep 26: In a bizarre incident, bus conductor jumped from a moving bus into the Kumaradhara river at Subrahmanya on Sunday, following a heated arguments with a female passenger over a few hundred rupees change.
En route, he had an argument with a female passenger who demanded return of money after deduction of ticket charge from Rs. 500. Devdas contended that she had given him only Rs.100.
The two took their dispute to the Kadaba police, who sent them away after a compromise. As the bus was passing the bridge near the bathing ghat of the Kukke Subrahmanya temple, Devdas reportedly jumped into the water around 11 a.m.
Devotees at Snanaghatta (bathing ghat) tried to rescue him but their efforts went in vain and he was washed away. Till late evening efforts were on to retrieve the body.
Devadas, with 23 years of experience, was known for his integrity and had won the Best Conductor' award from the KSRTC last year, his colleagues said.
In a death note he reportedly wrote in his log sheet in the bus, Devadas said, “It's better to die after losing (one's) dignity.” He also wrote,?“Nanna Sahodyogigalige Namaskaragalu' (My last wishes to my colleagues).”
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