India, April 10 -- A 72-year-old man, who was critically injured after being hit by a scooter ridden by a 16-year-old boy in Vidyavihar in February, succumbed to his injuries after 45 days of treatment, police said.

The victim, identified as Bhopalsingh Chunnilal Bohit, died at KEM Hospital despite undergoing surgery. He had sustained severe injuries to his head, legs, and other parts of the body, officials said.

Police said the case, initially registered under attempt to commit culpable homicide, will now be converted to culpable homicide not amounting to murder following Bohit's death.

According to the Ghatkopar police, the incident took place on February 21 when Bohit, a resident of Kohinoor City in Kurla, had stepped out for a walk...