Coimbatore: An 18-month-old baby boy died in Coimbatore on Wednesday after he was allegedly hit by a police jeep.
The jeep reportedly hit the baby, playing in front of his house at Anna Nagar in Ukkadam. He was rushed to a private hospital and later to a government hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, police said.
Enraged over the death, some 150 persons, including a few from two political parties, gathered near the government hospital, where the post-mortem is being carried out and also at the accident spot.
Later, the jeep driver, Murugesh was arrested. A case under section 304 A (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him, police said.
The jeep reportedly hit the baby, playing in front of his house at Anna Nagar in Ukkadam. He was rushed to a private hospital and later to a government hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, police said.
Enraged over the death, some 150 persons, including a few from two political parties, gathered near the government hospital, where the post-mortem is being carried out and also at the accident spot.
Later, the jeep driver, Murugesh was arrested. A case under section 304 A (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him, police said.
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