Latest News | JEE Aspirant from UP After Mini-bus Runs over Him in Kota

Kota, Feb 3 (PTI) A 17-year-old JEE aspirant from Uttar Pradesh was killed after a mini-bus ran over him on Mala Road here, with the police arresting the accused driver, officials said on Monday.

Station House Officer (SHO) Ramkishan Godara said, Archit Yadav, a Class 12 student from Meerut district, had been preparing for JEE in Kota since 2020. He was staying at his relative's house in Mahatma Gandhi Colony.

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The accident occurred in Bhemganj Mandi area on Sunday evening when Archit, accompanied by his father, who is a retired army personnel, was out shopping on a motorcycle, the officer said.

While he was standing next to the parked bike as his father went to a nearby public toilet, a mini-bus hit the vehicle and ran over him before fleeing from the spot, the SHO said.

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His father took him to MBS Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, police said.

The body was handed over to family members after post-mortem on Monday. A case has been registered under relevant sections against the bus driver, who has been arrested, the SHO added.

Further investigation is underway, police said.

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