Overview

• On August 4, 1.5-year-old Rishik Tiwari was struck and killed by a car driven by a 16-year-old in Ratlam’s Alkapuri locality.
• CCTV footage shows the toddler slipping from his grandmother’s arms, wandering into the street, and being run over as the teen driver fled.
• Police registered FIRs against the teenager for negligent driving causing death and booked his father, Surendra Pratap Rathore, for permitting underage driving.
• Investigators seized a vehicle linked to BJP district general secretary Nirmal Kataria’s family during a broader crackdown on minors behind the wheel.
• Senior officers, including DIG Manoj Kumar Singh, said stricter enforcement is needed to curb underage driving and protect vulnerable pedestrians.