Mysuru, Oct. 12 -- * Encroached footpath used for frying 'poories'

* City Corporation, Police inaction blamed

Repeated drives by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the City Police to clear encroachments from public spaces and footpaths - aimed at improving vehicular flow and ensuring safe walkways for pedestrians - have failed time and again.

This persistent failure has now resulted in a heart-wrenching tragedy, as a four-year-old boy lost his life after being splashed with hot oil from a vendor's stove on an encroached footpath.

The tragic incident occurred on Oct. 2, Vijayadashami Day, at N.R. Mohalla and came to light only now. The victim, Anvish (4), was the son of Lakshman, a resident of Gandhinagar, Mysuru.

According to eyew...