Bengaluru rain: As Infosys employee Bhanu Rekha s family started crying for help, passersby rushed to their rescue. They threw sarees and ropes to help the family remain afloat. Those entrapped tried to climb up to higher ground but failed. While two of them were dragged out by swimmers of the emergency services personnel, others were brought out using a ladder.
Soon after the news went viral, Twitter users said that the young woman deserved so much better than this. They were also of the view that the country failed the young techie.
Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday accused the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials of negligence in taking up precautionary measures against heavy rains, despite warnings from the Meteorological Department.