Kalamasery: The suspect who stabbed the conductor while alighting passengers from a private bus was arrested. Anish (34), a conductor of Hidayat Group’s Astra bus, was killed in Panchayat Puthankolani, a native of Idukki. The accused Minoop Biju, who escaped through the alley towards Moolepadam, was arrested by the police in the evening. The police said that the reason for the murder was enmity over teasing his girlfriend.
The incident took place around 12 noon in front of the HMT Junction Juma Masjid in Kalamassery. The bus going from Vyttila via Medical College to Aluva ended its afternoon trip at HMT intersection yesterday. Only a few people were on the bus. As people were getting off, they ran into the bus and without any provocation stabbed the conductor with a knife he was carrying. After the stabbing, the accused got off the bus and ran. He wore a mask to avoid identification. The footage of the young man running with a knife was obtained from a nearby CCTV camera.
Anish was taken to the hospital but died. Anish was stabbed in the chest. In the attempt to stab him again, he suffered injuries to his hand and neck.
