‘One-crore earning life has no value’: Founder slams Bengaluru Police after hit-and-run injures sister

Bengaluru-based founder claimed that police did not agree to file an FIR after hit-and-run incident (AI-generated pic for representation)

A Bengaluru-based founder’s detailed account of a hit-and-run incident involving his close friends has triggered outrage online, with many users demanding accountability from the city police. The long X post, which has since gone viral, alleges police apathy, failure to file an FIR, and systemic neglect following the crash.

The post was shared by Snehil Saluja, founder of AI startup Overlayy, who described how his sister and her friend were injured after their car was rear-ended by a mini-truck at a red light in Bengaluru. According to Saluja, the truck driver was drunk, a fact he claims was known to the highway police and the vehicle’s owner. Yet, he said, no arrest was made and neither the driver nor the owner appeared at the police station.

A 1 crore earning techie's life has no value in Bengaluru. And if you're not earning that much? Your life has even less. My sister and her friend were driving home in my car. They stopped at a red light - the logical thing anyone does. A drunk driver in a mini-truck didn't feel…

— Snehil Saluja (@mesnhl) February 2, 2026

Saluja wrote that while he was in the US at the time, his sister and her friend repeatedly visited the police station and the accident site in an attempt to get a report filed. He alleged that officers discouraged them from pursuing the case, telling them that an FIR was unnecessary since no one had died and suggesting they settle the matter through insurance instead. In a particularly damning claim, Saluja said an officer privately admitted that truck operators routinely bribe the police and that “nothing will happen.”

He also alleged that despite having comprehensive insurance, their claim was rejected on grounds of “misrepresentation of facts,” even though the victims, while injured, continued to cooperate with the process. Saluja stressed that the issue was not financial loss but the fear and trauma left behind, saying his sister now feels unsafe on Bengaluru’s roads and has lost faith in institutions meant to protect citizens.

The post further highlighted the profile of the injured friend, a young AI engineer with a top IIT-JEE rank, working at a major data company, to underline what Saluja called the system’s failure to protect even law-abiding, tax-paying professionals. “This is Bengaluru in 2025. This is India in 2025,” he wrote, questioning how ordinary citizens are expected to trust the system.

Tagging Bengaluru City Police and Bengaluru Traffic Police, Saluja said he had avoided going public earlier but felt left with no choice. The post drew strong reactions, with users calling the incident shameful and warning that such failures in basic safety and due process risk pushing skilled professionals away from the country. Bengaluru Police is yet to respond to the issue.