Boy run over by speeding BBMP garbage truck; driver arrested
Bengaluru, Mar 29 (PTI): A 10-year-old boy died after he was allegedly hit and subsequently run over by an overspeeding Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage truck near Thanisandra on Saturday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Iman, they added.
According to the police, Iman and his father were riding a two-wheeler when their vehicle was hit from behind by the allegedly overspeeding BBMP garbage truck near Thanisandra at around 12.30 pm.
As soon as the truck struck the two-wheeler, the boy fell from the vehicle and was allegedly run over by the BBMP truck, a senior police officer said.
The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead, she added.
A medical examination of the driver revealed that he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, she further said.
Following the accident, the driver of the vehicle lost consciousness, police said.
Later, members of the public gathered at the accident spot and burned a tire of the offending vehicle to express their anger over the driver's negligence, which led to the child’s death, they added.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic North) Gowri D R said, "A case under Section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered, and the accused driver has been arrested in connection with the incident."
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FIR filed against TMC's Abhishek over 'inflammatory' remarks during Bengal polls
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal Police on Saturday said they have registered an FIR against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee for allegedly making inflammatory statements during the recently concluded assembly elections.
The FIR was lodged based on a complaint filed by Social activist Rajib Sarkar at Baguiati Police Station in North 24 Parganas district on May 5, a day after the assembly election results were declared, alleging that the TMC national general secretary made provocative comments on post-poll violence and the vote counting process, a senior officer said.
The complainant also claimed that Banerjee's inflammatory comments were linked to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, he said.
"Following due procedure after the filing of the complaint, an FIR was formally registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station under the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate on May 15," the officer said.
The case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Representation of the People Act, he said.
The complainant accused Banerjee of delivering inflammatory speeches during several election-related programmes between April 27 and May 3.
“The complainant alleged that certain remarks made during public meetings were provocative in nature and had the potential to disturb public order and communal harmony. The contents are being examined as part of the investigation,” the police officer added.
