BEST bus conductors standing on streets with cash bags have become a new issue of concern after a recent attempt to snatch money from a bus conductor standing at the bus stop at Jogeshwari.

“It was around 9.25 pm on Saturday (October 16) when the incident took place. I was waiting at a bus stop on SV Road, Jogeshwari for a bus on ground booking duty, when I felt a light pat on my shoulder bag. I found a well-dressed person trying to take some currency notes from my bag. I immediately caught his hand and shouted. Luckily, a colleague, who was standing nearby, also caught hold of the person. Another bus inspector, who was standing on the opposite side of the road, also joined and we overpowered the thief and handed him over to the police,” the bus conductor said.