2 arrested over death of boy hit by excavator in Kolkata

Two persons were arrested on Friday, October 4 in connection with the death of a boy who was hit by an excavator in south Kolkata’s Bansdroni area, a senior officer said.

A class 9 student en route to tuition was killed after being hit by an excavator near Dinesh Nagar auto stand in Bansdroni area on Wednesday morning. Angry locals



vandalised the excavator, the driver of which had fled the spot.

“Two persons were arrested from the northern parts of the city in connection with the case. One of them was driving the excavator while the other was the owner. The owner had helped the driver hide after the incident,” DC South Suburban Division Bidisha Kalita said.