Boy injured after being hit by taxi in south Delhi

A three-year-old boy was injured after being allegedly hit by a taxi in south Delhi's Maidan Garhi area, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Tuesday when the taxi bearing Haryana registration number plate was passing from a lane near Chidiyaghar Gate, they said.

The boy has been identified as Harsh of Sanjay Colony, Bhati Mines, police said.

Following the accident, the taxi driver was beaten up by a crowd which gathered there and he sustained minor injuries, police said.

Both the boy and the driver were taken to a nearby hospital and they were discharged the same day after treatment, a police officer said.

 

A case has been registered and the taxi driver was arrested, police said.