Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 11: Public is expressing anguish on the officials for their apathy of not filling the potholes in the city, because of which Aatish (20), a scooter rider, lost his life last Friday at Bikarnakatte Kandettu cross when he tried to evade a pothole on the road.
Netizens have demanded to file a murder complaint against the concerned officials. Some others have vented anger against people’s representatives also.
Aatish
Aatish was riding from Nanthoor Junction to Bikarnakatte on Friday at around 6.45 pm. Due to rain he did not notice the pothole that lied just before Kandettu cross. When he tried to evade the pothole at the last moment, he lost control and crashed onto the divider. His head hit against the iron reflector railing on the divider. Though he was rushed to hospital, he succumbed on the way.