By IANS,
Lucknow : An Uttarakhand scientist has been arrested and charged with rash and negligent driving causing the death of a six-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, the police said Monday.
The boy Ankit was killed Monday in Lori Katra locality in Barabanki, some 35 km from Lucknow, after being hit by the car of Bhushan Kumar, 38, a scientist with the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) in Uttarakhand’s Pantnagar town.
“After knocking down the boy, the scientist tried to escape. However, the locals managed to catch him, and then handed him over to us,” police inspector S.P. Singh told IANS on phone.
“The scientist has confessed he was not following the speed limit, and as a result the accident took place,” he added.
According to police, Kumar came to Barabanki a few days ago to meet some of his relatives.
Kumar has been charged under various sections, including 304 A (causing death by negligence), of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).