The grieving father of a 16-year-old boy killed in a road mishap has filed a case of negligence against his friend, who was riding the bike they were on. According to the police, the incident occurred around 11.45 PM on April 6, on the flyover near MTNL Junction in Malad West.
Param Soni, riding pillion, was returning from Ram Navami celebrations with his friend Thapa when the latter allegedly lost control of his bike and crashed. Both sustained severe injuries and were rushed to Shatabdi Hospital by their other friends. During treatment, Soni succumbed to his injuries the following day. Originally from Gujarat, Soni lived with his parents and elder brother in the Khot Dongri area of Malad East. He was a Std 10 student and had appeared for his board exams this year. His family, which had travelled to the neighbouring state to perform his last rites, returned to Mumbai last week.
“In the complaint, Soni`s father alleged that the accident occurred due to Thapa’s recklessness riding and that he held Thapa responsible for his son’s untimely death,” an officer from Malad police station said. Thapa has been booked under Sections 106(1) (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 184 (driving dangerously or recklessly) of the Motor Vehicles Act.
