The operator of the bus, identified arsenic Sher Singh, 40, has been arrested, said police. (File Photo)
A 12-year-old girl, who was returning from school, was mowed down by a DTC autobus successful North Delhi’s Malkaganj country connected Tuesday, officers said.
After the incident, astir 50 to 60 persons protested against the operator and vandalised the bus. The operator of the bus, identified arsenic Sher Singh, 40, has been arrested, said police.
According to police, they received a telephone astatine the constabulary power country astir 12.30 pm, stating that the deceased child, Komal, who went by her archetypal name, had near her schoolhouse and was walking towards her home. Just arsenic she reached the Malkaganj Chowk and was crossing the road, a speeding autobus mowed her down, said police.
The PCR telephone was received astatine Sabzi Mandi constabulary station.’ The miss was rushed to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital, wherever she was declared dormant aft suffering terrible caput injuries, said a constabulary officer.
Soon aft the incident, a assemblage gathered astatine the spot and started protesting. They besides vandalised the autobus and broke its solid windows. Some men allegedly got into the autobus and smashed its CCTV cameras with stones and sticks and hurled abuses, said police.
Soon, protesters were removed from the area.
The accused driver, Singh, is successful constabulary custody, said officers.
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