Minor boy crushed to death in UP; kin demand compensation

A 12-year-old boy was today crushed to death when a municipal corporation vehicle hit his bicycle here, police said.
The victim, Subhaan, was killed by a dumping vehicle near Ghantaghar crossing here while he was returning on his bicycle after purchasing some items, City Magistrate Ravindra Singh said.
The vehicle driver fled the spot after the incident, he said.
Meanwhile, family members of the victim and locals blocked the main road in Dakshin area and raised slogans, he said.
Singh said that he along with Additional Municipal Commissioner Pramod Kumar and Circle Officer Rajesh Chaudhary reached the spot and pacified the protesters.

The demonstrators lifted the blockade after assurance of an immediate relief of Rs 5 lakh by the corporation and Rs 10 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
Singh said normalcy was restored but police have been deployed as a precautionary measure.