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Bengaluru Teen’s Fatal Fall After Pub Visit Leads to Case Against Bar and Licence Action

Police are testing underage service allegations through CCTV review and witness interviews.

Overview

  • A 15-year-old Class 10 student died after falling from the seventh floor of Mantri Alpyne Apartments in Rajarajeshwarinagar on January 31.
  • An unnatural-death inquiry is underway, with officers examining suicide as one possibility and saying an accidental fall appears unlikely given the balcony railings.
  • Rajarajeshwarinagar police booked Legacy Brewing Company’s owner and staff under the Juvenile Justice Act and the Karnataka Excise Act.
  • Authorities have initiated proceedings that could suspend or cancel the pub’s licence pending the outcome of the investigation.
  • The pub denies serving the minor, claiming he brought alcohol, a claim police are checking against CCTV footage and statements from classmates and family.