Following a knife attack on a bus conductor last week, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) workers led by trade union leader Shashank Sharad Rao staged a protest on Monday, September 23, at Wadala Depot to highlight the plight of poor working conditions of bus conductors and drivers. A petition stating that BEST bus staff should be given protection and the injured conductor should be compensated adequately was also handed over to BEST General Manager Anil Diggikar.

On the night of September 19, a robbery attempt in Dharavi took a violent turn after a bus conductor suffered grievous injuries following a knife attack.  The 20-year-old accused, identified as Saban Mobin Khan, was arrested within four hours of the incident.