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Bengaluru Woman Critically Injured in Hotel Balcony Fall During Police Noise Check

Police opened a negligence case against the lodge owner after body-camera footage showed no support for an extortion allegation.

Overview

  • Residents in AECS Layout called the 112 helpline around 5 a.m. over loud music at Sea Esta Lodge in Brookefield.
  • Officers questioned attendees at reception, after which the 21-year-old allegedly tried to climb down a drainpipe from a reported fourth-floor balcony and fell.
  • Friends rushed her to a Kundalahalli facility, where she remains in the intensive care unit in serious condition.
  • The woman’s father filed a complaint alleging safety lapses by the lodge and claiming police demanded money from partygoers.
  • Police deny the extortion claim and cite body-camera recordings, and investigators are reconstructing events to determine responsibility.