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Mumbai Hit-and-Run: 55-Year-Old Pillion Rider Killed on Sion–Mahim Link Road

Police are searching for the dumper driver using the vehicle registration number.

The Mahim police registered a case against the unknown dumper driver under sections 106 (causing death by rash or negligent act), 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 324 (mischief) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023
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Overview

  • Aliya Bano Salim Khan, 55, died after a speeding dumper struck her son’s scooter around 11:45 pm on Monday on the Sion–Mahim Link Road bridge in Mahim.
  • Her son, Mohammad Tabrez Salim Khan, 29, who was riding the scooter, suffered head and hand injuries and remains hospitalized.
  • Witness accounts relayed by police say the dumper approached from behind at high speed, was driven recklessly in a zigzag manner, and its wheel ran over the victim.
  • Mahim Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 106, as well as Sections 125 and 281, plus Section 324 and Motor Vehicles Act violations.
  • Officers say the driver fled the scene; an FIR based on the son’s complaint has been filed and investigators are using the vehicle number to trace the accused.