Overview

• Dhanushree, a second-year B.Com student, died on Monday morning after falling off her two-wheeler near Budigere Cross in Avalahalli limits.
• Police reports state she lost balance while trying to avoid a pothole and was run over by a tipper lorry traveling behind her.
• Avalahalli police registered a hit-and-run FIR, and KR Puram traffic police are assisting the investigation using recovered CCTV footage.
• Deputy Commissioner of Police K. Parashurama described it as a hit-and-run linked to rash driving, while JD(S) leaders blamed potholes for the fatal fall.
• The death has renewed pressure on the state government after the chief minister’s late-August one-month repair order and recent resident protests over hazardous stretches.