Palghar, December 11: A woman with her 10-month-old child jumped out of a moving car to allegedly escape the molestation attempt by the driver on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway in Virar here on Saturday, said the police

The child died on the spot while the woman was badly injured. The woman was admitted to the hospital where she is undergoing treatment, added the police. Jammu and Kashmir: Two Children Killed Due to Suspected 'Hepatitis Outbreak' in Anantnag.

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The accused had been identified as Vijay Kushwaha. Mandvi police station had booked the driver for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and molestation, as per the police. Maharashtra Shocker: Sexagenarian Woman Dies by Suicide, Sets Herself Ablaze in Public Toilet in Thane; Probe Underway.

Further investigation is underway. The police are also examining the CCTV footage present on the incident.

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