A three-year-old girl was killed in a tragic accident in Mumbai’s Vikhroli area after a loudspeaker installed for Republic Day celebrations collapsed on her, police said on Monday.
According to reports, the incident occurred in the Ambedkar Nagar locality of Tagore Nagar. CCTV footage of the mishap has since surfaced, indicating that the accident was triggered when a man carrying rugs inadvertently pulled down the loudspeaker.
The loudspeaker fell directly onto the child, leaving her critically injured. She was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment but was declared dead on arrival, as per the reports.
The CCTV visuals show a man walking with rugs balanced on his head, while the young girl is seen playing a short distance behind him. As he passes beneath the installation, the rugs appear to get entangled in the speaker’s wiring, causing the structure to topple. The speaker then crashes into the child. People in the vicinity are seen reacting in shock, while the man continues walking away from the spot. Moments later, a boy is seen lifting the injured child and running towards help, accompanied by other children, as per the reports.
Police said a case has been registered in connection with the incident, and an investigation is underway to ascertain responsibility and possible negligence related to the installation of the loudspeaker.
Accused held in 12 hours for professor`s murder at Mumbai`s Malad railway station
In another case, the Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a 27-year-old daily-wage labourer in connection with the fatal stabbing of a professor at a crowded railway station here within 12 hours of the crime, an official said on Sunday.
According to the Borivali GRP, the accused, Omkar Eknath Shinde, was apprehended from the Kurar area of the western suburb for the murder that took place on Saturday evening.
A minor argument between the victim, Alok Kumar Singh, a professor with NM College, and Shinde while they were alighting from a local train escalated into a brutal attack, the official said.
Shinde, a labourer engaged in metal polishing work, stabbed Singh in the stomach on platform no 1 of Malad railway station. He fled the scene, leaving the victim in a pool of blood.
Singh was immediately rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
The accused took advantage of the crowd and escaped from the spot, but was identified and apprehended with the help of CCTV footage, the official said.
Shinde has been arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway, he added.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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