A 55-year-old woman contract worker lost her life at Juhu Beach on Friday morning after allegedly falling from the bucket of a Bobcat machine and being run over. The Santacruz police have registered a case against the machine's driver for allegedly causing death by negligence. Both the deceased and the driver were contract workers engaged in civic duties.
Incident Details
According to police, the incident occurred around 10 am on Friday. The deceased, identified as Angamma Devendra, resided in Juhu's Nehru Nagar locality and worked as a contract worker for the Pratishthan organisation. She had gone to Juhu Beach with other workers for a cleaning drive.
Police stated that Devendra and approximately five to six other workers were seated in the bucket of the Bobcat while the driver was moving them to another location on the beach. While the machine was in motion, it reportedly went into a pit, causing Angamma Devendra to lose her balance and fall. She then came under the machine's left wheel and sustained fatal injuries.
Medical Response
The injured woman was rushed to Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle West, where doctors declared her brought dead upon arrival.
Legal Action
The Santacruz police have registered a case against the Bobcat driver, Kaushik Hajra (22), under Section 106(1) (causing death by negligence) along with other applicable sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The accused also resides in Nehru Nagar, Juhu.
Driver's Statement
During questioning, Hajra told police that he had asked the woman not to sit in the machine's bucket, but Devendra allegedly did not follow the instruction and remained seated. No arrest has been made yet, and the investigation is ongoing.
