A 29-year-old woman in Bengaluru sustained a crushed ankle after falling into a hidden pothole on Varthur Road, requiring emergency plastic surgery and a five-day hospital stay.
The victim reported medical expenses totaling ₹1.97 lakh, highlighting the severe risks posed by poor road maintenance in the city's high-traffic corridors.
This incident follows a series of public complaints regarding Bengaluru's infrastructure, where commuters frequently report two-hour travel times for 17-kilometer stretches due to severe congestion and road hazards.