India, Dec. 29 -- A 40-year-old JCB operator from Powai was booked on Sunday for allegedly running over an elderly woman while reversing the vehicle the previous night. The accused was carrying out excavation work at Chimbai Ground in Bandra (west), failed to notice the woman and ran over her, the police said.

According to the police, the incident occurred around 8 pm on Saturday when the elderly woman, a pavement dweller, was sleeping inside the ground. The driver failed to notice her while reversing the JCB during excavation work and ran over her waist and legs, critically injuring her. A passerby, Prafull Makhwana, 25, who was standing near the ground's gate, witnessed the incident and alerted the police. Following this, the police ar...