Mounika lost her leg, others lose footing

Hyderabad: When 17-year-old Mounika, a student of Avanthi College, fell off the front door footboard of a crowded RTC bus no. 464 on November 1, it left the student community shocked and angry.

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Mounika, who is the first in her family to pursue higher education, lost both skin and muscle of her left leg after it got crushed under rear wheel of the bus, ending her dreams of leading a normal life.

While she continues to battle in the ICU, her fellow students held a dharna at the Ibrahimpatnam bus depot on November 2 over the poor frequency of buses. Though RTC officials promised them to deploy two more buses at peak hours in the morning and evening, bus drivers resorted to delaying the services.