Bengaluru: 5-year-old dies after teenager accidentally runs car over him
Bengaluru, May 12: A five-year-old boy was killed and another boy of the same age was injured in a freak accident involving a car, with a youth on its driver's seat, here on Sunday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Aarav.
The incident occurred when the kids were playing in front of their house in Murugeshpalya here, earlier today.
The accused, who is said to be around 18 years of age, was cleaning the car outside his house, and hit the accelerator accidentally after starting the vehicle.
The car moved swiftly with a force, knocking down several vehicles parked on the road, and also the kids who were playing, severely injuring them.
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Neighbours rushed and helped shifting the kids to the hospital, but Aarav couldn't make it and died before reaching there. While the other boy, who has sustained injuries and a fracture, is undergoing treatment, police sources said.
Jeevan Bhima Nagar Traffic Police have detained the accused youth. They have registered a case and further investigation are on, police sources added.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
