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Khar Pedestrian, 65, Dies After Auto-Rickshaw Hits Her During Pre-Dawn Walk in Mumbai

Police are reviewing CCTV footage to understand how the early-morning collision unfolded.

Overview

  • The victim was identified as Kubrabano Mansoori, who left home around 4:30 am for her routine walk and was struck near Pimpaleshwar Mandir Chowk on CB Road, Khar (West).
  • The autorickshaw driver, identified as Kailas/Kailash Singh, took her to Bhabha Hospital in Bandra, where she was declared dead.
  • Khar police registered an FIR after a hospital alert, with Hindustan Times reporting Singh’s arrest under section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Mid-day reports Singh was later granted bail by a Bandra local court, while an earlier Indian Express account said police had issued him a notice and allowed him to go.
  • Relatives learned of her admission from a hospital acquaintance and identified her from a photograph, as officers work to trace the crash through CCTV from the area.