Mumbai Tragedy: Six-year-old girl dies after falling from horse during joyride

Mumbai: In a sad and tragic incident, a six-year-old, who fell from a horse near Kala Ghoda lost her life on Sunday evening. Janhvi Sharma, a resident of Girgaum, was with her parents, older sister and a few other relatives when the incident occurred.

According to the police, Janhvi fell off the horse near Cooperage garden and was rushed to hospital by her parents. The police received a call informing them about the mishap around 7 pm from Bombay hospital, reported Hindustan Times. Police are yet to record the parents’ statements, which would help establish the exact sequence of events leading to the death of Janhvi. Police sources said Janhvi’s father, Mahendra, is a senior executive at a private firm.

Manoj Kumar Sharma, deputy commissioner of police (zone 1), said the police have lodged a case of culpable homicide (section 304 of the Indian Penal Code) against the horse rider Soham Jaiswal, 30, and he has been arrested. “Horse carriages are banned at Nariman Point and Marine Drive, but not near Cooperage garden,” Sharma clarified.

The police said Jaiswal, a resident of the area, was not working with any organisation and operated alone. While Janhvi, according to the cops, was initially taken to Bombay Hospital for the treatment, her post-mortem was conducted at St George Hospital.

One of Janhvi’s neighbours said, “We were informed by her family about the incident. We still do not know what happened, but Janhvi was riding the horse when she fell off and started bleeding through her nose and head. She was rushed to Bombay Hospital, where she was declared brain dead by the doctors.”