Telangana: Three-year-old girl critical after police car ran over her in Yadadri

HYDERABAD: A three-year-old girl is battling for her life in a private hospital after a police vehicle ran over her near Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadadri on Thursday.
The deceased, P Prashanti was sleeping in the parking space along with her father Mallesh when the accident occurred. A head constable, who drove the jeep, was arrested by Yadagirigutta Town police.
“Shekhar, head constable with City Armed Reserve, was at the wheel. While reversing the Innova, he did not see the small girl, who came under the left front tyre when he moved the jeep forward,” DCP, Bhongir, Narayana Reddy said.
The girl was rushed to Government Hospital in Bhongir where she was given first-aid and shifted to a private hospital in LB Nagar. “She is on a ventilator support. The girl has suffered a serious head injury and internal injuries,” said Mahesh Bhagwat, commissioner of police, Rachakonda.