Mumbai Crime: 7-year-old boy run over by van while cycling in Malad, driver held

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A 7-year-old boy, who was cycling near his home at Malwani in Malad (west), died after coming under the rear wheel of a van around 11.30 am on Monday. The victim, identified as Akshay Pawar, lived with his parents, who are daily wage workers, and five sisters in Ambhujwadi slum.

The police said that the boy could have lost his balance and come under the van. A probe is on. Locals took the boy to hospital where he was declared dead. His body was sent for an autopsy. The van driver, Mohammad Hadis Ansari, has been taken into custody, stated a report in The Times of India.

As relatives and neighbours gathered to mourn the child's death, police personnel were deployed to pre-empt trouble from breaking out. This is the second case of a cyclist's death in the western suburbs this month. On January 5, Masoom Qazi (28), was cycling from Jogeshwari to Juhu gully when he was knocked down by a scooter. He died on January 9.