Jammu: 8-year-old boy hit by speeding SUV, dies

Police arrested the Thar driver and booked him under FIR number 79/2025 under sections 281 and 106 of the BNS. He has been lodged at police station Gharota.

An eight-year-old boy was knocked to death by a speeding Thar vehicle in Gharota area of Jammu district on Sunday, said officials.

An eight-year-old boy was knocked to death by a speeding Thar vehicle in Gharota area of Jammu district on Sunday, said officials. (Representational image)

The deceased was a resident of Tersha Talab.

Police arrested the Thar driver and booked him under FIR number 79/2025 under sections 281 and 106 of the BNS. He has been lodged at police station Gharota.

“A Mahindra Thar bearing registration No. JK02DK/5307 was being driven rashly by Rakesh Sharma of Dharamkhoo. The driver hit a boy, who was immediately shifted to SDH Bhalwal,” said a police spokesperson.

He was later referred to GMC, Jammu, where doctors declared him brought dead, he added

The vehicle has also been seized.