Bengaluru, July 6 -- With no visible police patrols, the Kempegowda Bus Station, one of Bengaluru's busiest transport hubs, is seeing a rise in disorderly conduct, especially from sex workers, causing unease among both commuters and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) staff, a report on Bangalore Mirror said.

On Friday afternoon, BMTC ticket inspectors had to intervene when a woman sex worker - believed to be intoxicated - was found seated near a shop inside the terminal premises. Her behavior, including public indecency, drew uncomfortable glances from onlookers, the report stated.

It is becoming increasingly hard to manage the situation, a woman ticket inspector said, noting the absence of regular police patrols. They ...