Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Bandra Woman Arrested After Car Fatally Runs Over Boy
An eight-year-old boy named Ansh Ravindra Gupta was crossing a road in Bandra, Mumbai.
A car hit him on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the car was allegedly traveling too fast.
They also said the driver may have been distracted by a phone call.
The boy was taken to a hospital.
Doctors said he had died when he arrived.
Police arrested the driver, Megha Rawal.
They filed charges related to dangerous and careless driving.
The investigation is still continuing.
An eight-year-old boy, Ansh Ravindra Gupta, was killed after being struck by a car in Mumbai’s Bandra area.
Police allege the driver, 45-year-old Megha Rawal, was speeding and talking on her mobile phone.
The incident occurred Sunday afternoon while Gupta was crossing John Baptist Road near Jijamata Garden.
Gupta was taken to Holy Family Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police arrested Rawal and registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act.
- Who
- Eight-year-old Ansh Ravindra Gupta was killed; police arrested 45-year-old driver Megha Rawal.
- What
- A car allegedly struck and ran over the boy, causing fatal injuries.
- When
- Sunday afternoon; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- John Baptist Road opposite Jijamata Garden in Bandra, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police allege the driver was speeding, driving recklessly, and distracted by a mobile-phone conversation.
- Victim
- Ansh Ravindra Gupta, aged eight
- Accused
- Megha Rawal, aged 45, a Bandra resident
- Vehicle
- Innova Crysta
- Location
- John Baptist Road, opposite Jijamata Garden, Bandra
- Hospital
- Holy Family Hospital
- Charges
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 105, 281 and 125, plus Motor Vehicles Act Section 184
- Investigation
- Further investigation is underway