New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to stop e-rickshaws from plying till August 14. The High Court has asked the Centre to form a policy guideline on e-rickshaws till then.
The High Court took this step after a child died on Wednesday due to an e-rickshaw. The three-year-old boy fell into a huge pot of boiling sugar syrup after being hit by a speeding e-rickshaw.
The boy succumbed to his injuries. The e-rickshaw was driven by a minor.
The incident took place on Wednesday evening when Pinky, carrying her three-year-old son Dev in her arms, was standing outside a sweet shop, a senior police officer said. A speeding e-rickshaw hit her causing Dev to fall out of her arms, into the huge pot containing boiling sugar syrup prepared for jalebis, kept outside the shop, he said.
Pinky tried to pull him out and also suffered burn injuries, and both were rushed to Safdarjung Hospital, where Dev succumbed to his injuries after two hours of treatment, while Pinky is recuperating. Family members of the victim staged a protest outside the Mayur Vihar police station and demanded immediate arrest of the e-rickshaw driver, who had fled the spot after the incident. They alleged that e-rickshaws are a nuisance in the area.
(With additional information from PTI)
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