FIR registered against 9-yr-old for accidentally crashing cycle into actor's mom

The Vanrai police in Goregaon have registered an FIR against a nineyearold boy after he injured the mother of TV actor Simran Sachdeva while cycling The Child Welfare Committee said the police have no right to book a child for an accident While the actor said she approached the cops seeking action against the childrsquos parents the police clearly on the backfoot said they will consider closing the caseThe alleged accident took place on March 27 at Lodha Fiorenza next to NESCO in Goregaon East when Sachdevarsquos 62yearold mother was out on an evening walk The child apparently rammed into her and she fell due to the impact Sachdeva said her mother had to be operated upon for dislocation of the hip bone and she is still recovering Simran Sachdeva actorThe actor said she chose to approach the police after the boyrsquos parents never bothered to inquire about her motherrsquos health Sachdeva has worked in TV programmes like Choti Sardarni Naagin 3 and Supercops Vs SupervillainsldquoYes I filed a case but I wanted the parents to be booked not the boy My mother has been completely in bed for the last 15 months After the incident the boyrsquos mother just sent a message on WhatsApp saying sorry but she is not ready to take any responsibility She didnrsquot even visit my house to check my motherrsquos health When I asked her why she allowed her son to cycle at a place where all senior citizens were walking she had no answerrdquo Sachdeva told middayThe mishap took place at Lodha Fiorenza tower in Goregaon EastThe actor alleged that the boyrsquos mother dared her to go to court and the police She has demanded R5 lakh from the childrsquos family as compensation ldquoI donrsquot want to spoil the career of the kid but I wanted to teach the parents a lesson that they should not behave in such a way with anybody in the future after giving them lots of painrdquo said SachdevaAbout the cops booking the child the actor said ldquoThe police told me they cannot take direct action against the parents and they can book the kid and later they will take action against the parentsrdquoWersquove apologised Boyrsquos momThe boyrsquos mother said a friend had asked her son to bring his cycle from the societyrsquos podium parking ldquoMy sonrsquos friend had injuries on his leg so he couldnrsquot ride the cycle My son didnrsquot inform me at that time as I was in a business meeting My son went to the podium and while returning he met with an accident and actress Simran Sachdevarsquos mother received injuries in this My son apologised to aunty and I also apologised but she was not ready to listen to anything She filed a case against my son who is just 9 years old It was just an accident My son was wrongly booked under section 338 which is for heinous crimes The police should absolve my son of the chargesrdquoSection 338 of the Indian Penal Code is invoked for ldquocausing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of othersrdquoThe boyrsquos mother said the actor has sent her a notice for R5 lakh for compensation ldquoI donrsquot have that much money My husband is a professional pilot and in the lockdown he didnrsquot have work Just now his work has startedrdquo she saidThe actor said she is hurt ldquoThe boyrsquos mother was my friend but nothing is left between us now My mother didnrsquot get any emotional physical or monetary help from the boyrsquos parents I spent around R5 lakh for the treatment and the boyrsquos parents should give itrdquolsquoNot a heinous crimersquoAfter the case was registered the boyrsquos mother sought the help of the Child Welfare Committee CWCAdvocate Seema Adate Bench of magistrate Child Welfare Committee Member for Mumbai Suburban district said ldquoThis is a clear accidental case In such cases the police always take the opinion of the CWC or the Juvenile Justice Board In this case we are sure that the police took the opinion of the Juvenile Justice Board and after that only they registered the case However in such cases the police never register an FIR against the kid because itrsquos not a heinous crime The boy is just 9 years old Under section 83 of the IPC nothing is an offence which is done by a child above 7 years of age and under 12 who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding the consequences of his conduct on that occasionrdquoWill close the case CopsDCP Somnath Gharge of Zone 12 said ldquoWhen we registered the FIR we didnrsquot take an opinion from the Juvenile board or CWC as there was a complaint and the woman had received serious injuries Now we are in process of dissolving the case During the investigation we found that it was just an accident and not an intentional crime We are submitting the closure report to the court very soon and the case will be zerordquo27Day in March when the actorrsquos mother was injured