B’luru video shows physically challenged woman struggling on waterlogged street
Bengaluru: A heart-wrenching video from Bengaluru has sparked outrage on social media, once again highlighting the city’s crumbling infrastructure. The footage, which has gone viral, shows a physically challenged woman struggling to cross a flooded street in Varthur, a locality on the city's eastern outskirts.
The video, shared by Karnataka Portfolio on X, captures the moment the woman, clearly in distress, is stuck in knee-deep water while passersby rush to help her. As the bystanders pull her out of the water-filled pothole, another person hands her crutches. She then limps toward her scooter, which was left standing in the middle of the flooded road.
The accompanying post expressed frustration at the authorities for their seeming lack of accountability. "It is shocking and heartbreaking to see what the people of Mahadevapura have to endure, despite contributing over ₹1,000 crore in taxes," the post said. "The administration seems more focused on hollow promises and public relations than addressing real safety concerns."
The distressing incident has reignited public anger over Bengaluru’s failing infrastructure, with many taking to social media to voice their concerns. One user commented, “Even for an able-bodied person, it’s hard to ride a bike safely on these roads, let alone someone with physical disabilities. The city’s roads aren’t just unsafe—they’re a danger to life.”
Another added, “Bangalore's roads are in worse condition than some rural areas. The corruption is out in the open, and the administration doesn’t seem to care.”
The video has also touched on other sensitive issues, with some people linking it to the ongoing debates around language in the city. One comment remarked, “Bengaluru is happy with Kannada—non-Kannada,” pointing to recent discussions about whether non-locals should learn the local language, though the connection between the two remains unclear.
Adding to the city’s infrastructure woes, Bengaluru is currently grappling with unpredictable weather patterns. The Meteorological Department has forecasted moderate to heavy rainfall for the region, with warnings for thunderstorms and downpours across Karnataka and neighbouring states.
A physically challenged woman recently fell into a pothole in Varthur, a tragic incident that has left utterly speechless. It is shocking and heartbreaking to witness the deteriorating conditions, the people of Mahadevapura, endure, despite contributing over ₹1000 crore in… pic.twitter.com/dvkpetU3fr
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UP man gets life term for electrocuting mentally challenged wife to death in Bareilly
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A local court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his mentally challenged wife by repeatedly electrocuting her while she was tied to a cot, lawyers said on Thursday.
Additional district government counsel Harendra Singh Rathore said Additional Sessions Judge Avinash Kumar Singh on Wednesday convicted Vinod Kumar (45) for killing his wife, Satyavati, in Chaina village of Bareilly district and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him.
According to the prosecution, he was allegedly frustrated with his wife Satyavati's mental illness and often assaulted her.
Rathore said the prosecution examined nine witnesses to establish the charges against him.
As per court records, on the night of May 1-2, 2022, when Satyavati was asleep, Vinod tied her hands and legs to a cot using ropes and then connected an aluminium cable to an electric board to repeatedly administer electric shocks to her.
"She writhed in pain, but the accused continued to electrocute her until she died," the prosecution said.
The court observed that the murder was carried out in an inhuman manner.
After committing the crime, the accused threw the rope and cable on the roof and left for work at a brick kiln around 2 am to create a false alibi.
He later tried to mislead the police and the victim's family by claiming that Satyavati, whose mental condition was unstable, had accidentally died by suicide after grabbing a live electric wire.
However, the victim's brother, Sanjeev, a resident of Shahjahanpur district, suspected foul play and lodged an FIR under sections 498A (husband subjecting wife to cruelty) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code at Nawabganj police station.
During the trial, the prosecution relied on the post-mortem report prepared by Dr Faraz Anwar, who stated that multiple electrocution marks found on different parts of the victim's body could not have been self-inflicted.
The police also recovered the rope and electric wire used in the crime on the accused's identification, officials said.
