Waterlogged footpath forces Gurgaon teen onto road — killed by crane driver on phone

The incident took place near the Silani bus stand at 8.15 am.

Monika was a resident of a village in Nuh and a Class 12 student.

“The boy was using his phone and did not notice the victim. Monika avoided the footpath due to waterlogging from Sunday’s rain and was walking on the road,” said Sohna Sadar SHO Jagjit Kumar.

Soon after the incident, the teen’s death triggered protests on the Sohna-Palwal road. Angry residents from Silani, Hasanpur, and other villages nearby carried out demonstrations, delaying the removal of Monika’s body until 11 am.

However, senior police officers intervened and assured action against the accused. The body was then sent for an autopsy.

Police registered an FIR at Sadar Sohna police station against the juvenile and the crane owner under sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash driving) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). “We have apprehended the juvenile, and we will make the crane owner join the investigation too soon,” Kumar added.

The victim’s mother, a widow, will receive compensation as per government rules, police added. “We recovered Monika’s school bag and handed it to her mother,” a police spokesperson said.