Torrential rains and hailstorm which battered Bengaluru on Sunday claimed the life of Bhanurekha, a 23-year-old techie, after the car she was travelling in was submerged in water in an underpass at K.R. Circle in the heart of the City. The incident occurred a stone’s throw away from Vidhana Soudha a day after the new government led by Siddaramaiah was sworn in.
A resident of Pragathi Nagar near Electronics City, Bhanurekha was an employee at Infosys. She was out with her family, who were visiting her from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on a sightseeing trip, when the vacation turned into a nightmare.
The family had booked a cab for sightseeing and had their last stop at Cubbon Park, which was closed due to rain. On their way back home, at the underpass of K.R. Circle, persuaded by an auto rickshaw driver, Harisha, who was driving the cab, drove into the underpass.
