Bengalurus founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowdas statue was unveiled at a park near the Hebbal flyover on Monday.

Ministers K J George and Krishna Byre Gowda unveiled the copper and bronze statue which stands on a stone wall. It weighs 2.75 tonnes and was sculpted by Srinivas from Devanahalli.

The statue is 4.87 metres tall and was built at a cost of Rs 49.58 lakh.The stone wall was constructed at a cost of Rs 53 lakh and is 11.50 metres in length, 9.10 metres in breadth and 8.53 metres in height. The artists took two years to build the whole structure. However, the landscape and the stone wall are still incomplete. It was inaugurated by the ministers in a hurry for the upcoming elections.

The location where the statue is unveiled has to be developed into a park which will be spread across 1.5 acres. BDA is also working on the Hebbal flyovers extension, said BDA engineer member B L Ravindra Babu.

A teenager was killed after he lost control of his bike and crashed the vehicle into the parapet of Domlur flyover on Tuesday.

The police said the accident occurred on the Indiranagar ramp of the flyover around 3.45 pm.

Parthibhan, was riding his neighbours bike without a helmet when the accident took place. He didnt have a driving licence either. When he was taking a U-turn, he lost control of the bike and hit the parapet and fell down, the police said. "He sustained grievous injuries on his chest and head," said a senior police officer.

A few passers-by rushed him to Manipal Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The Halasuru traffic police have registered a case of accidental death due to rash and negligent driving. Though his parents claim he was turning 18 this year, the police are yet to verify his legal age suspecting him to be a minor.