Youth falls off giant wheel; critical

Bengaluru: A youth sustained severe injuries after he fell off from a giant wheel at the International Robotic Birds Exhibition in Marathahalli on September 1.

The man has been identified as Mohammad Farhan Ansari (25)  resident of Hongasandra has been admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of St. John’s Hospital here.

Farhan’s brother has lodged a complaint against the giant wheel owner and its operator for not taking care of the safety measures.

“We have registered a case and have picked up four men whom we found culpable of negligence. We are investigating how the victim fell off the giant wheel,” a senior police officer told. 

Meanwhile, the giant wheel operator blamed the man and claimed that he was taking a selfie while the wheel was in motion, and ignored warnings.