3-yr-old killed in hit-and-run case in vashi
Navi Mumbai, June 11 -- A three-and-half-year-old girl was run over by a speeding white car in Vashi's Sector-17 on Sunday morning, leading to protests among the homeless. The child, Jiesha Janesh Ghosale, was walking behind her mother and siblings when the vehicle allegedly hit her and sped away without stopping.
The police said that the victim lived with her family under the bridge near Vashi Plaza. The family had gone for breakfast to a roadside stall around 10am, and while they were walking back, the car hit her. Bystanders rushed the girl to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries during treatment, said the police.
Following the incident, a group of the area's homeless gathered outside the Vashi Police Station, asking for immediate action against the unidentified driver. The police said that the protesters raised slogans demanding justice, and accused the authorities of failing to ensure the safety of pedestrians, especially homeless children, vulnerable to such accidents.
The police are scanning CCTV footage from nearby areas to trace the vehicle. The unknown driver has been booked for rash and negligent driving and an FIR has been registered....
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