Tipsy passengers and mischief mongers account for most of the offences on Namma Metro, according to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
Trespassers and those interfacing with means of communication on the train or misusing alarm come next in the list of violators on Metro that is now an integral part of commuters’ life since it began operations more than a decade ago.
Over the last 10 years, 1,852 troublemakers have been caught on Metro trains or at stations and a penalty of Rs 4,18,445 has been collected from them.
As per data accessed by DH, 1,712 drunk passengers and ‘nuisance makers’ were fined Rs 3,35,755 over the last decade, while 94 trespassers coughed up Rs 23,050 as penalties.
