A two-year-old girl was crushed to death by a car driven by her neighbour’s teenage son in central Delhi’s Paharganj, turning Id celebrations into tragedy for her family, an officer said on Monday (March 31, 2025).

The vehicle owned by the neighbour, Pankaj Agarwal, was being driven by his son at the time of the incident.

Both have been arrested and a case has been registered at the Nabi Karim police station under Sections 281 (rash and negligent driving) and 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the police said.

The incident occurred around 6.15 p.m. on Sunday (March 30, 2025) and it was captured on CCTV footage, the officer said. Residents rushed the girl to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

The footage shows the car approaching slowly before coming to a halt. Moments later, it moves forward, crushing the child under the left front wheel.