Bengaluru, Dec. 17 -- In a heartbreaking case of apathy, a 34-year-old Bengaluru man lay on the road, fighting for his life, while his wife begged passersby to take them to the hospital.

On December 16 at around 3:30 am, Venkataramanan, a mechanic from Balaji Nagar, complained of sudden, severe chest pain. His wife, Roopa, took him on a motorcycle to the nearest hospital, only to find the concerned doctor was unavailable.

Determined to save her husband, Roopa rushed him to another hospital. "There, we were told he had a stroke and were redirected to a third hospital. The ambulance service failed to respond," she said.

Turned away and stranded on the road, Roopa called for help but in vain. CCTV footage shows her pleading with commuters...