Bengaluru: A bus mowed down a man near the BMTC bus stand in Majestic late on Tuesday.
The Upparpet traffic police have detained the BMTC bus driver, Gopal N, operating from the Yeshwantpur depot, and ferrying passengers from Nelamangala to Majestic.
Around 11.45 pm, while entering the bus stand, the driver hit the man and reportedly ran over his body, killing him on the spot.
Police suspect the man was a beggar, aged between 40 and 45 years. He had no belongings or objects of personal identification on him, police said.