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Driver Arrested After Gurugram Boy, 8, Is Killed by Reversing School Van

The case refocuses attention on how private school vans operate.

Overview

  • Police say the child died Monday in Bhondsi after he stumbled behind a van that was reversing near his home.
  • CCTV footage helped investigators reconstruct the sequence and they arrested the 29-year-old driver Tuesday night.
  • The boy’s father filed a complaint that prompted an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 106 for death by negligence and 281 for rash driving.
  • Following the autopsy Tuesday, police handed the body to the family.
  • The school that had leased the van said it will move to common pickup points to avoid narrow lanes that pose risks to children.