‘Drunk’ woman throws snake at bus conductor in Hyderabad; held

Hyderabad, August 9

A woman, who allegedly threw a snake at a woman bus conductor after damaging the rear windshield of the vehicle in a “drunken” state was taken into custody here, police said on Friday.

The woman initially hurled a liquor bottle on the bus belonging to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) at Vidyanagar on Thursday evening and damaged its rear windshield, after which the bus driver stopped the vehicle, they said.

When the conductor questioned the woman, she took out a snake from her bag and threw it at her, though the conductor managed to escape.

TGSRTC officials said they lodged a complaint at Nallakunta police station over the incident and said there is no truth in reports that the woman attacked the bus as the driver did not stop the vehicle at the Vidyanagar bus stand.

“There is no RTC bus stop at free left on the Vidyanagar signal and there are two bus stops before and after the free left,” they said.

Based on the complaint, a case was booked against the woman and she was taken into custody, a police official said.

The woman who was in a “drunken” condition asked for stopping the bus. When it did not stop, she attacked the vehicle and later threw a snake at the conductor, the police official said.

The woman’s husband used to catch snakes and in view of ‘Nag Panchami’ she was carrying the snake with her, the official added. Further investigation is on.