8-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Hit By Innova Crysta In Bandra West; Driver Arrested For Alleged Rash Driving
· Free Press Journal

Mumbai: An eight-year-old boy died after an Innova Crysta allegedly hit him while he was crossing a road in Bandra West on Sunday. Bandra police arrested the driver, Megha Rawal, 45. An eyewitness claimed Rawal was overspeeding and talking on the phone when the accident occurred, but police said the allegation would be independently verified.
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The deceased was identified as Ansh Gupta, a resident of the Kadeshwar area of Bandra West.
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According to police, the accident occurred between 2.15pm and 2.30pm on St John Baptist Road. Ansh had gone out to play and was returning home from a garden when he attempted to cross the road.
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Bandra police booked Rawal under Sections 105, 281 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
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