City Metro services were temporarily suspended today as employees staged a protest over alleged manhandling and arrest of two Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited officials after a scuffle with security personnel.
As many as four lakh commuters were stranded when they found all stations had been closed, police said.
"Train service temporally stopped....," Bangalore Metro's Twitter handle said.
The services were resumed later after negotiations with police and BMRCL officials who prevailed upon the employees to withdraw the protest, officials said.
Metro services in Bengaluru hit after employees protest
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Bengaluru, Jul 7 (PTI) City Metro services were temporarily suspended today as employees staged a protest over alleged manhandling and arrest of two Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited officials after a scuffle with security personnel.
As many as four lakh commuters were stranded when they found all stations had been closed, police said.
"Train service temporally stopped....," Bangalore Metro's Twitter handle said.
The services were resumed later after negotiations with police and BMRCL officials who prevailed upon the employees to withdraw the protest, officials said.