Three people were arrested after allegedly stopping Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation buses and forcibly collecting money from passengers at the exit gate of Ahmedabad’s Geeta Mandir Central State Transport bus station on the evening of November 6, according to a report by Gujarat Samachar. Kagadapith police registered a case after GSRTC traffic staff intervened and handed the trio over to the police.
The incident occurred near the station’s exit gate, where long-distance buses leave the terminal at regular intervals. The report said the three accused were allegedly standing in front of buses, obstructing their movement and entering vehicles to demand money from passengers. Those who refused were allegedly threatened with physical assault in public.
GSRTC’s traffic inspector and other staff were informed that a group was stopping buses near the exit. Staff members reached the location and found three people allegedly creating a disturbance while collecting money from passengers. They detained the trio at the spot and contacted Kagadapith police.
Police subsequently registered an offence against all three and arrested them. The report did not specify the legal sections invoked or provide details about the accused, including their names, ages or addresses. It also did not state whether the accused had been produced before a court or whether any passengers had formally filed individual complaints.
The alleged obstruction affected both bus movement and traffic flow outside the terminal. According to the report, vehicles began forming a queue behind buses that were stopped at the exit. The disruption was particularly significant because the gate is used by buses departing the central station for long-distance routes.
The report said passengers travelling with families sometimes paid to avoid a public confrontation or delay. It attributed the claim that the trio had been targeting passengers regularly to the preliminary police inquiry. That allegation remains part of the investigation and was not supported in the supplied report by passenger testimony, CCTV evidence or details of earlier complaints.
The case places the focus on the operational responsibility of transport staff and police at a busy intercity bus terminal. The immediate intervention came from GSRTC traffic personnel, while Kagadapith police took over the criminal investigation. The next steps will depend on the police inquiry and the court process following the arrests.
