Bengaluru, Oct. 2 -- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday rejected allegations that the death of a 22-year-old student in East Bengaluru was caused by poor road conditions, calling the opposition's claims politically motivated.

"It is all false. They are only spreading a hoax. Because of them, all this has been created," he said in response to criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The controversy erupted after Dhanashree, a final-year B.Com student, was killed near Budigere Cross on Monday morning. According to police, she was riding her scooter from Byappanahalli to KR Puram around 8:10 am when she lost balance and fell. A tipper truck coming from behind ran over her, killing her instantly. The driver fled, and...