Overview

• Police identified the victim as Dhanushree, a second-year B.Com student who was riding to college when she fell near Budigere Cross in Avalahalli.
• Investigators say she lost balance while trying to avoid a deep pothole, and a tipper lorry from behind ran over her before the driver fled.
• An FIR for hit-and-run has been registered, K.R. Puram traffic and Avalahalli police are probing the case, and CCTV footage has been collected.
• Residents report that the Budigere Cross stretch is riddled with potholes and debris, with recent protests elsewhere in the city calling for safer roads.
• The incident follows the chief minister’s order to fix Bengaluru’s potholes within a set timeline, including an October 31 target and warnings to civic engineers.