Overview
- A 22-year-old reported on r/Bangalore that a private bus conductor ordered him and his female companion to sit separately and threatened to call police or their parents.
- The pair said they held valid tickets for three lower sleeper berths and later shifted seats to avoid confrontation, calling the interaction moral policing.
- Comments under the post described similar experiences, including staff insisting non-related adults not share adjacent berths and issuing repeated warnings.
- Other users suggested non-regulatory motives, such as reselling an unoccupied berth or preempting complaints from fellow passengers.
- Hindustan Times noted it had not verified the claims, and no statement from the bus operator or authorities was reported in the coverage.