Overview

• On June 2, 28-year-old Pankhuri Mishra publicly apologised to auto driver Lokesh and his family, touching their feet after hitting him with her slipper during a lane-merge dispute near Bellandur’s Centro Mall.
• Bellandur police filed an FIR against Mishra based on Lokesh’s complaint and recorded her statement, with investigators reviewing video footage and witness accounts.
• BMTC placed driver Prashanth on suspension after dashcam footage from May 23 showed him allegedly accelerating toward a woman who had confronted him on Kasturba Road.
• Cubbon Park police registered rash and negligent driving charges against Prashanth following the near run-over incident, and the transport department promised strict disciplinary action.
• Both incidents have drawn protests from pro-Kannada activists demanding tougher enforcement and intensified calls for improved road safety and conflict‐resolution measures in Bengaluru.