Bengaluru, June 22 -- A 58-year-old woman died after falling from the terrace of her home while trying to remove tree branches that her family says civic authorities had failed to clear despite repeated requests, raising questions about the handling of complaints over overgrown trees in the city.

Pramila Bai suffered severe head injuries after falling from the terrace of her Rajajinagar home on the evening of June 18. She died at a private hospital on June 20.

According to police, she went to the terrace with a mop handle to push away branches from a nearby tree that had spread over her property. During the attempt, she stepped onto a sheet covering a terrace room. The sheet gave way, causing her to fall to the ground.

Her relatives al...