Minor Was Mowed Down By Overspeeding Truck, Locals Protest

A minor boy died and his father was critically injured on Friday morning after a speeding truck hit them at Behala Chowrasta region, West Bengal, triggering massive protests by locals. RAF personnel in large numbers were deployed, and police baton-charged protesters and fired tear gas shells to bring the situation under control, they said. A few policemen, including Kolkata Police Joint CP (Traffic) Rupesh Kumar, suffered injuries, the officials said.