Mumbai, Sep 7 A Mumbai court on Monday denied bail to a woman who was arrested for running over and killing an eight-year-old boy in Bandra in the western part of the metropolis allegedly while driving her car at high speed and talking on a mobile phone.
Medha Rawal (48), in her bail plea, had denied the allegation that she was using a mobile phone while driving.
She only used her mobile phone to call her husband after the "unfortunate incident" to inform him about it, her plea said, adding that the fact can be verified from her call data records and mobile phone device.
The accused, a health coach by profession, claimed it was an "unfortunate and unintentional accident".
Rawal had pleaded that the boy, who was crossing the road, suddenly came in front of the car, giving her no reasonable opportunity to anticipate or avoid it.
The defence has denied that she was driving the car in a rash and negligent manner.
The police, in its reply, stated that the offence is of a serious nature and requested the court to reject her bail application as the investigation was still underway.
"Witnesses reported that the accused was driving at high speed while talking on her mobile phone. The child sustained severe injuries after being hit and run over," the police response stated.
The court, after hearing both the sides, denied bail to the woman. The reasoned order has not been made available as yet.
The incident occurred last week at Jijamata Garden in Bandra.
The victim, Ansh Gupta, a Class 3 student at Carmel School and the only son of a local street vendor, was crossing the road when an Innova, driven by the accused, allegedly struck him.
Bystanders stopped the vehicle and rushed the injured boy to nearby Holy Family Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries during treatment, the police said.
Following a complaint by the boy's father, Ravindra Suresh Gupta (43), an FIR was registered against Rawal under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 281 (rash driving), 125 (act endangering life or personal safety), and section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
