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Two-year-old girl run over by tempo in Ludhiana; driver arrested
Hindustan Times reports that a two-year-old girl, Mannat Parveen, was killed after a speeding tempo ran her over outside a steel factory in Ludhiana. The girl’s mother, Lovely Begum, worked at the…
The Story in Brief
Hindustan Times reports that a two-year-old girl, Mannat Parveen, was killed after a speeding tempo ran her over outside a steel factory in Ludhiana. The girl’s mother, Lovely Begum, worked at the factory making bicycle seats and had brought her daughter along. Around 2.30 pm, the child was playing inside when she suddenly ran out, according to the father’s complaint. CCTV footage showed the girl step out, return, and then run back towards the road, leading to the accident.
Police arrested the tempo driver, Vikram Shah, of Sunder Nagar, based on a complaint from the girl’s father, who alleged Shah was driving at high speed. The child was rushed to a hospital but declared dead. After postmortem, the body was handed over for last rites. Division Number 6 police registered an FIR. ASI Ranbir Singh said officials are examining CCTV footage and other evidence.
The Indian Opinion
The father blames the driver’s speed, but CCTV shows the child ran out abruptly, a tragedy, not necessarily a crime. Sensationalising such accidents as reckless driving ignores the real issue: factory zones lack safety barriers. Indian streets and worksites routinely mix children, vehicles, and narrow roads. The test is whether Ludhiana police will examine driver speed from footage or settle for an easy arrest. A simple question: was the tempo truly speeding, or did the child simply dart out unseen?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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