Chandigarh, March 18 -- Convicting a man for a car mishap that resulted in the death of a toddler in Maloya over three years ago, a local court has sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on December 15, 2022 when car-borne convict Pankaj, a resident of Dadu Majra, hit one-year-old Aatif Khan outside his father's grocery shop. The boy suffered severe head injuries and was rushed to the PGIMER where doctors declared him brought dead. The Maloya police had registered a case under Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304-A (death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

During the trial, the prosecution examined nine witnesses, including the investi...