Overview

• The victim, identified as Dhanushree, a second-year B.Com student, was run over near Budigere Cross in Avalahalli on Monday morning after she fell from her two-wheeler.
• The driver fled the scene and a hit-and-run FIR was registered, with charges including causing death by negligence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; the body was sent for post-mortem.
• Investigators say the vehicle has been traced using CCTV footage and indicated the driver is likely to be arrested shortly.
• Residents and eyewitnesses cited a hazardous road patch and potholes, while police stopped short of attributing the crash to road defects pending analysis.
• The death renewed pressure over Bengaluru’s road conditions, drawing political statements and references to recent repair deadlines, as separate hit-and-run cases, including a triple fatality near Delhi’s Mukundpur flyover, underscored wider safety concerns.