LUCKNOW, July 16 -- Alleged official apathy claimed another life in the state capital. A man succumbed to his injuries allegedly after he got himself entangled in a rope that was tied to a tree and fell from his two-wheeler in Vrindavan Yojana's Sector-9 on Tuesday, an official at the PGI police station confirmed.

Anuj Kashyap, said to be in his 20s, was rushed to a hospital after the accident, but was declared dead there, station house officer Dhirendra Singh said. While no FIR was lodged against the incident when this report was filed, the SHO said the issue was being investigated.

"We are trying to ascertain whether the tree belongs to Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) or the forest department. No formal complaint has been received...