Thenhipalam (Malappuram): Thenhipalam police seized a Kallada bus as the reserve driver of the bus attempted to molest a Tamil Nadu native woman passenger in the wee hours on Thursday.

As the woman created a hue and cry, passengers of the bus nabbed the driver and handed him over to the police. The woman was travelling from Kannur to Kollam in the sleeper bus.

According to the complaint, the reserve driver tried to touch the woman inappropriately. The incident occurred around 2.30 am when the bus was nearing Kozhikode. As the passengers raised alarm, the bus was taken to Thenhipalam police station.

The assailant is in police custody. Police registered a case and are probing.