Mangaluru : Some students of the St Rosario College staged a protest at Bunder police station alleging that a student had assaulted by the conductor of a KSRTC bus on Tuesday March 10.

A student from Uppinangady, was assualted by the conductor of Uppinangady-State Bank KSRTC bus students alleged.

The first year B.Com student Samad, who came in the same bus, was assaulted by a KSRTC bus conductor.

It is stated that when two girls were about to board the bus, the conductor named Murugesh from Bagalkot, told the driver to start the bus even before they could get inside. Samad objected this act and questioned bus conductor, in a fit of anger the conductor allegedly assaulted him.

The students in their complaint further stated that Murugesh often abused students possessing bus passes.

After the police assured to take strict action against Murugesh, the students withdrew the protest.

Meanwhile, Murugesh alleged that the students had attacked him with blades and that he got himself treated at Wenlock hospital.