Day 4: Driver who killed 9-yr-old boy still at large

*SP sahib, Khomeini chowk falls well within municipal limits

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BEMINA, Mar 20: Four days after a rashly driven tipper mowed down a Kindergarten boy, Iqbal Malik, at Bemina, police have failed to arrest the culprit driver of the tipper.

The residents have threatened to launch a stir if the driver was not arrested and brought to book.

The mishap:
A nine-year old boy –on his way to Madrasa (religious school) - had died Wednesday morning when a rashly driven tipper, bearing registration number JK01F/0904, ran over him. The boy was shifted to SKIMS Soura where he succumbed to his injuries. A case under FIR no 659/010 was registered at police post Bemina.

Wail of a mother!
Iqbal, the only male child of his parents, was a student of Shah-e Hamadan School Bemina. Living in a makeshift tin shed with his parents and three sisters, Iqbal’s father wanted his son to earn a name for himself. He did earn a name…. after death!

His mother has not stopped lamenting ever since she saw her son’s body lying in a pool of blood. Her tears have dried up, her voice has disappeared, her arms have got tired, but her eyes are pinned on the door, hoping for her son’s return. Hoping against hope! She has only one wish: “Bring back my son”.

Deadly stretch!
Over 1500 tippers ply on Bemina-Mirgund road round the clock. Given the traffic flow and width of the road, this five kilometer stretch is considered accident prone.

The road has claimed several precious lives and half a dozen have been maimed for life, but no substantial measure has been taken by the concerned authorities to save human lives. There is hardly a speed breaker on the road, which makes the road more vulnerable. The authorities have not deemed it necessary to construct a speed-breaker even near schools.

Restrictions & Ill-informed officer:
All areas falling within the Municipality limit were declared ‘no entry’ zones for heavy loaded tippers and trucks during day hours. The order, unfortunately, is partly implemented. Superintendent of police (Traffic), Showkat Hussain Shah, Friday claimed that entry of heavy vehicles were banned in city municipal limits during daytime, and that the Wedneday’s fatal accident had occurred outside the Municipal limits.

Ironically, Bemina, up to Khumeini Chowk, falls under the jurisdiction of SMC. The mishap occurred at Yousuf Abad, which falls well within the Municipal limits.