A six-year old boy was hit by a speeding loading auto rickshaw near the Secretariat under Jehangirabad police station area late Saturday night.
According to the police, the boy who was accompanied by a person was hit by a speeding Tata magic taxi and was rushed to a Hamidia hospital from he was referred to Narmada hospital. The condition of the victim is reportedly critical and is under observation.
The victim was identified as Abrar Khan of government quarters near secretariat. He was hit when he was returning after attending a marriage along with his family. Victim’s father Akbar said that a loading auto rickshaw MP04- TA- 4363 hit his son and escaped the spot. later he took his son to a nearby hospital.
Police said that the errant driver and vehicle is being searched. The police failed to trace the accused and told that the search has been started to search for the accused driver. Meanwhile, a 26-year-old technician was electrocuted at a factory while installing CCTV camera in Govindpura area here on Sunday.
According to the police Pramod Choudhary was electrocuted during installation of CCTV camera at a factory in Govindpura and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The victim was a resident of Vallabh Nagar and used to work for a private company which deals in CCTV camera installation. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.