Overview
- The tree, which fell Sunday near Linking Road in Khar West, smashed an auto-rickshaw carrying three young women.
- Police on Monday filed an FIR against Bluestone, the site manager, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for endangering life and negligent conduct.
- Aarika Shrivastava, 15, and Harshita Kumar, 21, suffered severe head and spine wounds and remain critical at PD Hinduja Hospital.
- A 19-year-old relative escaped with minor injuries as video showed the trunk ripping through the site’s metal safety sheets before hitting the rickshaw.
- Separate falls struck a Dadar petrol pump and parked vehicles in Thane with no injuries, as fire and civic teams cleared debris and eased traffic.