Mumbai: A 72-year-old woman was killed after a dumper allegedly knocked her down from behind while she was walking on a road in Ghatkopar (E) on Sunday afternoon. The dumper driver allegedly fled without stopping to help the victim.The deceased, Jesuben Rathod, was walking on the road opposite a cement factory near Rising City in Kamaraj Nagar, Ghatkopar East, around 4 pm on Nov 1 when the dumper hit her from behind.According to the complaint filed by her 17-year-old granddaughter, Vijay Verma, who was working in Byculla at the time, her 10-year-old brother informed her about the accident. She immediately rushed to the spot along with two colleagues and found her grandmother lying unconscious on the road.Local residents, including Dinesh Singh and Sandesh, informed the police that the dumper had hit the elderly woman and its driver had fled. One of the residents subsequently approached the nearby cement factory and learnt that the driver was identified as Sabir Jamaluddin.The police took Jesuben to Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, where doctors declared her dead before admission.The victim was living with her two grandchildren after her daughter, their mother, died three months ago. Her son-in-law had reportedly abandoned the family and returned to his native village in Uttar Pradesh. Jesuben earned a livelihood by doing odd jobs in the neighbourhood and supported the children.The granddaughter has lodged a complaint against dumper driver Sabir Jamaluddin, alleging rash and negligent driving and fleeing the spot without providing medical assistance. Police are investigating the case.
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