Bengaluru: Stuti Pandey (25) who was returning home after attending Ganesha pooja at a friend’s house lost her life after she fell off a bike while her husband, Omprakash, was trying to avoid a pothole.’
The incident occured on Thursday night on Devarabeesanahalli flyover in Bellandur. They were returning to their house in Banashankari on Honda Activa after attending Ganesha pooja at a friend’s house in Marathahalli. When Om Prakash swerved to the right to avoid a pothole on the flyover at Devarabeesanahalli, Stuti lost her balance and fell on to the road and died.
It was the third incident at the same spot. In a travesty of justice, police have now booked the husband who was riding the bike
The area which houses several software companies has traffic flow 24 hours. “It is a common sight here. The roads are very poor. The condition worsens during rains when the water clogs the road and fills the potholes,” said Srinivasa, a shop-keeper to sources.
“A lot of people have close shaves due to bad roads. The authorities have covered the spot with cement mix and stones which has made it dangerous,” said Shekhar, a techie, who travels on the road often.
The civic corporation, which had promised pothole-free roads under the Rs. 1,500 crore Nagarothana scheme, blames the monsoon for its failure to fill the nearly 4,000 potholes that dot the city’s major roads.
