A bus company in Jakarta will investigate a report that a member of its staff had bitten a passenger’s finger to shreds.

Transjakarta public service head M Akbar said the company regretted the incident and had identified the staff member who allegedly committed the act.

The Kompas daily reported today that a passenger, Yohanes Sulung Hasiando, 27, had lodged a police report saying that he was bitten on his finger by the staff member following an argument.

The quarrel was said to have started when Yohanes asked the staff member several times about the bus routes as he was not satisfied with his answers earlier.

- Bernama