A nine-year old boy died after being hit by a truck while crossing the road in Sahaspur area on Friday. Angered by this accident, locals burnt the truck and later blocked the road.
To bring the situation under control, heavy police force was deployed there. The situation in the area is under control, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Kewal Khurana. Sahaspur police station in-charge SB Negi said that after this incident, the truck driver has been arrested by the mob. Impatient crowd gheraoed the police post and demanded that the driver should be handed over to them.
He further said that the deceased has been identified as Khushhalpur resident Abdul Rehman Qureshi’s son Aarif Ahmed. Talking to The Pioneer Aarif’s uncle Abdul Rahim said, “He was on the way to my house situated in Nangle road. He reached Nangle road with the help of Vikram. After deboarding from the vikram he started crossing the highway, outside my home when he was hit by a truck at around 11.30 am. After hitting Arif the truck driver ran away from the spot and seeing this locals chased the trucker and managed to nab him from Herbertpur. later they handed him over the police”.
Meanwhile, Government officials reached to the spot and took the body for post-mortem. later he was buried by their relatives in the local graveyard.
After this incident, locals gathered and blocked the highway for about an hour. Anticipating the crowd intention SSP Khurana deployed SP Rural Mamta Vohra, CO Swapnal Kumar and PAC jawans immediately to avoid any untoward incident. Vikasnagar sub divisional magistrate Ashok Kumar Pandey also reached the spot.
Rahim further said that his brother and deceased father Abdul Rehman belong to poor family and was helping his father in rear buffaloes. That was their source of livelihood. Arif mother Shabnam is patient of cancer and Thyroid. He was having three sisters Shabiya (14 years), Eisha ( 8 years) and Tasmina (2 year) and one elder brother Anas (11 years).
Since accident Aarif’s mother Shabnam has lost her senses and her body has swollen and unable to speak to anyone. Sobbing Rahim further said that entire family had gathered at his house to celebrate Eid.
If he would have known earlier that this would happen then he would have not organised the celebration at his home. Despite burying his dead body their family members are unable to believe that Aarif is no more with us.
This happened when people belonging to Muslim community across the world were celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. locals were angered on knowing about this incident and ater blocked the road demanding arrest of the truck driver.