Infant run over by reversing car, dies, in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A one‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old child was run over and killed by a car which was being reversed at Benaka Layout in Guddadahalli within the jurisdiction of the Madanayakanahalli police station.

The deceased child, Nutan, was caught under the car’s wheel and died. Mohan, his sister Devika, and brother‑in‑law Munesh had arrived at Mohan’s house on Saturday morning. The accident occurred while reversing the car before leaving the house. The child was playing on the roadside and the driver did not notice her and drove the car over her.

A case has been registered at Madanayakanahalli police station under BNS 106 (causing death by negligence), and further investigation is under way.