India, Feb. 8 -- The suspected driver of a Mahindra Scorpio, who allegedly hit and dragged a 10-year-old girl in Adarsh Nagar in Sector 12, leaving her critically injured, was arrested by Gurugram Police on Saturday. The accused was held from Sector 4 market, they added.

The suspect was identified as Nikhil Kumar, 19, of Sihor village in Mahendragarh, police said. He worked as a driver for a transporter in Palam Vihar and was driving Singh's Scorpio when the incident occurred on Friday morning, police said.

The victim, Vidhi Kumari, a Class VI student, was on her way to school when she was hit from behind in a narrow lane and dragged after the vehicle struck at least two parked motorcycles, investigators said. Locals rushed her to a nea...