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Bengaluru man protests VIP traffic halt after pregnant wife stuck in traffic; probe ordered
Updated On: 01 June, 2026 05:49 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
As per the posts circulating on social media platform X, traffic on Old Airport Road was reportedly halted for the movement of the Governor’s convoy. The video, which has gone viral, shows a visibly distressed man sitting on the road in front of police personnel, refusing to move

The video is being widely shared by social media users. Pic/videograb/X
A probe has been ordered after a video surfaced on social media and later went viral showing a man staging a sit-in protest on Old Airport Road in Karnataka's Bengaluru, allegedly claiming that his pregnant wife was stuck inside a vehicle due to a traffic halt for VIP movement.
According to the PTI, police said the incident occurred on Sunday and has since triggered widespread debate online over alleged VIP-related traffic restrictions.
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