Bengaluru, Aug. 4 -- The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has suspended a conductor after a video showing him allegedly kicking a beggar who was attempting to board a bus near Nelamangala went viral on social media. The action follows widespread public outrage after the incident received extensive media coverage.

In an official statement issued on Tuesday, BMTC said the incident involved bus number KA-57 F-1104 attached to the Shivanapura depot, where conductor Krishnamurthy was on duty. The transport corporation stated that it had taken serious note of the viral video and immediately ordered a departmental inquiry into the incident.

Pending the outcome of the investigation, the conductor has been placed under suspens...