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Driver Held After Delhi Boy, 5, Is Killed by Truck in Shalimar Bagh

Police say the truck is seized with CCTV review underway.

Overview

  • Police reported the collision around 1:50 pm Sunday near Lohia Camp by Max Hospital in northwest Delhi.
  • Tirath, also identified as Pratap, a resident of Lohia Camp and aged about five to six, was found under the vehicle and suffered grievous injuries.
  • He was rushed to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital in Jahangirpuri, where doctors declared him brought dead.
  • Indian Express reported the driver as Ajay Kumar Das, 32, of Shalimar Bagh, and said he was held, updating earlier conflicting accounts of his status.
  • An eyewitness alleged rash and negligent driving; a case has been registered under relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections as investigators record statements and scan nearby CCTV.