Overview

• The Greater Bengaluru Authority said it conducted an intensive cleaning and repair drive around the Majestic–Starbucks route and posted images of the work on X.
• Caleb Friesen shared before-and-after photos of the same stretch and thanked the civic body, joking that pedestrians no longer need to do “parkour over barbed wire.”
• Online reaction ranged from praise for the quick fix to criticism that authorities responded only after a foreign resident’s video gained traction.
• BBMP commissioner Rajendra Cholan appeared in a post-cleanup video with volunteers and Friesen that many viewers dismissed as a publicity stunt.
• Friesen has previously prompted action on neglected walkways, including the Domlur–Indiranagar stretch, as the newly formed GBA assumes responsibilities once handled by the BBMP.