Bangalore Metro rejects reports of man being denied entry due to attire, says he was drunk
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday rejected reports in a section of the media that claimed that a man from an economically weak section of society was barred from using its train services over wearing “inappropriate” attire.
The BMRCL said the man in question was drunk and hence the security guards on duty at Doddakallasandra station initially denied him entry, but later let him through.
Earlier, a Metro passenger claimed that a labourer was stopped at the Metro station because of the way he was dressed. “Location Doddakallasandra metro. One more incident of cloth/attire related incident happened in front of me just now. A labourer was stopped & told to stitch up his top two buttons… When did Namma metro became like this!!?” the passenger said in a post on social media platform X.
In a statement on Wednesday, the BMRCL said that on April 7 at 7.34 pm at Doddakallasandra Metro station, during the security check, staff found a person smelling of alcohol. “After confirming the smell, the security guard engaged with the individual to assess his condition to travel without disturbing other passengers. The individual admitted to drinking earlier in the day,” the BMRCL said.
“Upon evaluating the individual’s condition, the security guard then allowed him to travel keeping in mind the safety and comfort of other passengers. Issue as stated is not on his attire,” the statement said.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
