NEW DELHI: An FIR has been filed in the case of a DU student’s leg being crushed by a concrete barrier at a construction site near Jesus and Mary College in south Delhi on March 23. Police said a case has been registered against the excavator driver for negligent conduct and rash driving. Police officials are also questioning the site manager and other officials regarding the accident.
“We have registered a case for rash driving and causing grievous hurt. We have seized the excavator machine and the driver is being questioned,” said Manoj C, DCP (South-West), on Monday. “The police control room did not receive a call about the incident, but we were informed later that the injured girl had been admitted to a private hospital. At the hospital, we were told that she had been shifted to another hospital. So far, it appears that the excavator machine was takinga U-turn when it hit the jerseybarrier, which toppled ontothe girl’s leg.”
