Delhi Police has registered an First Information Report (FIR) after a 19-year-old Delhi University student was injured when a rock slab fell on her foot at an under-construction underpass in south Delhi.
Police said that the incident took place on March 23 and the case was registered against the driver of a road roller engaged at the under-construction Benito Juarez Marg underpass.
The construction of the underpass is being carried out by the Public Works Department. Sana Cheyl Felix, who studies at the Jesus And Mary College here, was crossing the underpass with her friends when a road-roller hit the rock slab that fell on her foot.
According to a senior police official, the case has been registered under sections 279 (rash and negligent driving) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code against the driver of a road roller.
Felix alleged that there was no barricade or signage at the underpass. An immediate response was not available from the PWD.
Meanwhile, the message on the fundraising platform accused the authority, the construction group and the person operating the road roller of "unacceptable irresponsibility". At the time of filing the report, over Rs 3.82 lakh had been raised, according to the Milap.In.