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Divine intervention: Lord Ganesha campaigns for road safety in Bengaluru

A theatre actor dressed up as Yamraj had joined police personnel on an earlier occasion to explain to commuters that if they broke traffic rules

Illustration: Binay Sinha
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Illustration: Binay Sinha

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Bengaluru Police has solicited the assistance of Lord Ganesha to help spread awareness about road safety in the IT city. Earlier this week, a man dressed as Ganesha was seen at a busy intersection holding a placard that read: “Protect your head, or end of dead (sic).” Ganesha happened to be the second religious figure after Hindu god of death Yamraj to work with the Bengaluru Police. A theatre actor dressed up as Yamraj had joined police personnel on an earlier occasion to explain to commuters that if they broke traffic rules, they could meet with a fatal accident. He