Manmad police registered offences against one Ketan Pradeep Nisar under Sections 353, 354, 323, 504 of the Indian Penal code (IPC) last evening, for allegedly manhandling and molesting a lady bus conductor onboard a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus proceeding from Nandgaon to Kothar, the police said today.
The accused, who is a government servant travelling in the bus (MH-12D 8342) refused to purchase a ticket and produced his government pass to the conductor. He did not produce his photo identity, when asked do so.
When he was asked to purchase a ticket and pay the bus fare, he refused to to so and allegedly manhandled and molested her.
The lady bus conductor who is a Malegaon resident lodged a complaint with the Manmad police, who arrested the accused, the police said.
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