Party, police, panic: Cops visit Bengaluru hotel over fracas, woman jumps off 4th floor; friends claim bribe demand

BENGALURU: A 21-year-old woman was seriously injured after allegedly jumping from the fourth floor of a hotel in AECS Layout, Kundalahalli, early Sunday, shortly after police arrived in response to a complaint of nuisance.

The incident has sparked allegations of police misconduct, including claims of videography and a demand for a bribe, which the cops have denied. The injured woman, Monisha (name changed), a resident of Kundalahalli Colony & a BBA graduate employed with a private firm, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Marathahalli after sustaining multiple injuries.




Police said a group of young men and women had checked into three rooms on the hotel’s 4th floor Saturday and allegedly consumed alcohol, played loud music and partied through the night.

In the early hours of Sunday, they stepped onto a balcony and shouted, prompting another hotel guest to lodge a nuisance complaint. A Hoysala patrol vehicle from HAL police station was sent to the hotel, and police personnel questioned the occupants. In keeping with standard procedure, the interaction was recorded on the cops’ body-worn cameras. Police said Monisha came out of one of the rooms, noticed the cameras, ran towards the balcony and jumped.

She landed on the iron grills of a neighbouring building’s compound wall and suffered grievous injuries. Her friends, with police assistance, moved her to a nearby private hospital, from where she was later moved to another facility.

One of her friends alleged that police demanded a bribe, claiming this led to panic and the woman’s action. He told media that police tried to enter the rooms, began recording the interaction citing a nuisance complaint, and demanded cash while refusing UPI payment.

Body-cam footage can be verified, says police officerPolice, though, have denied the allegation, with a senior officer saying videography is mandatory during Hoysala patrol responses. He said the allegations would be verified through body-camera footage and action taken if any wrongdoing was found.

Meanwhile, Monisha’s father has filed a complaint against the hotel, alleging negligence in ensuring balcony safety, and raised suspicion over her friends, hotel staff and police personnel who visited the spot. A case has been registered under BNS Section 125(b), and an investigation is under way, said DC K Parashurama.