A 58-year-old woman died after falling from the terrace of her home in India while trying to remove tree branches that her family says civic authorities had failed to clear despite repeated requests.
Pramila Bai suffered severe head injuries after falling from the terrace of her Rajajinagar home on June 18 and died at a private hospital on June 20.
According to police, she went to the terrace with a mop handle to push away branches from a nearby tree that had spread over her property.
Her relatives alleged that the branches had been extending into the property for some time and that she had repeatedly approached civic authorities seeking their removal, but no action was taken.
Police have registered an unnatural death report and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
