2-year-old girl killed after being hit by car in Delhi’s Rohini, driver arrested
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2-year-old girl killed after being hit by car in Delhi’s Rohini, driver arrested

The girl was taken to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Police said a case under Sections 279 and 304 A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the driver.

   
Delhi Police personnel stand guard at Model Town police colony, identified as a Covid-19 hotspot, during the on 16 April 2020 | Kamal Kishore | PTI

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New Delhi: A two-year-old girl, who was playing with her friends near a road in Rohini, was killed after being hit by a car on Sunday, police said.

The girl was playing outside an office on KN Katju Marg where her father works as a security guard, they said.

The car’s driver, Aman Bansal, (27), a resident of Swaroop Nagar, has been apprehended in the case, police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Pranav Tayal said that on Sunday, a PCR call was received at the KN Katju Marg police station regarding the accident.

After reaching the spot, police found complainant Om Prakash present there and he alleged that a car had hit the girl, the officer said.

The girl was taken to the Dr. Baba Saheb Amnedkar hospital in Rohini where she was declared brought dead, Tayal said.

Police said a case under Indian Penal Code sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304 A (causing death by negligence) has been registered against Bansal.

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