India, Sept. 22 -- The owner of an SUV carrying five passengers that got stuck in a massive waterlogged pothole in Bihar's Patna on Friday caught the internet's attention.

The woman driver, Neetu Singh Choubey, a resident of Bhagalpur, alleged that the accident was part of a "conspiracy to defame the government" in Bihar during the election period.

"Everyone has been contacted. We spoke with the DM. Even he said it. This is a conspiracy to defame the government during the election period. This is all BUIDCO's fault," the woman told ANI.

She alleged that authorities created the pothole and left it unattended for 20 days, and asked who would be responsible for any death by falling.

"It's the rainy season. Five people were in the car. If...