India, Feb. 12 -- A four-year-old boy died after being run over by a speeding e-rickshaw in Delhi's Chhawla area last week, police said on Wednesday, adding that a 25-year-old driver has been arrested and booked for causing death by negligence and rash driving.

According to police, the incident took place on February 3 at 2pm when the child, Aarav Sharma, was waiting with his mother outside Lawrence Model Public School to pick up his elder sister, a Class II student. The mother and son were standing on the other side of the road when a speeding e-rickshaw came from behind and hit the boy, officers said. The driver allegedly did not stop and ran over the child before fleeing, they added quoting the complaint.

A senior police officer said...