The incident occurred on Friday on the outskirts of the district headquarters town of Belagavi bordering Maharashtra. The conductor has also been booked under the POCSO Act, police said. A case was registered against the conductor under Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly using derogatory remarks against her, they said.Belagavi has a substantial Marathi-speaking population and a section among them have been demanding the merger of theDistrict with Maharashtra, which is stoutly opposed by the state as well as the Kannada populace residing there. The injured bus conductor was admitted to the Belangavi Institute of Medical Sciences, police say adding he got minor injuries and is out of danger. The incident is being investigated by the Belaragavi Police Station and the National Commission for Women (NCW), a police spokesman said. He said no arrest has been made yet in connection with the PocSO Act case. The case is currently under investigation and no arrests have been made, he said.
