Overview
- Officers responded around 5 a.m. to a 112 complaint about loud music at Sea Esta Lodge in the AECS Layout under HAL police limits, where a group had booked three rooms for a party.
- During the police visit, the 21-year-old allegedly tried to climb down a drainpipe from a fourth-floor balcony, fell onto iron grills, and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
- Friends claimed officers demanded a cash bribe, including a figure of ₹8,000 reported by some outlets, but police denied misconduct and said body-camera video reviewed so far does not support the allegation.
- Based on a complaint by the woman’s father, an FIR was filed against the hotel owner citing inadequate balcony safety; officials also noted reports the newly opened lodge may have lacked required clearances.
- Investigators are examining body-cam footage, questioning friends, staff and responding personnel, and have opened a case under BNS Section 125(b) as they work to reconstruct the sequence of events.