Minor boy held for death of ex-AIADMK MLA’s son
A 17-year-old was detained after an excavator he was operating struck and killed a 21-year-old student in Chennai. The owner of the excavator was also arrested for allowing an unlicensed minor to operate heavy machinery.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the dangers of illegal labor practices and the lack of oversight in the operation of heavy construction equipment.
A 17-year-old excavator driver was held for allegedly causing the death of the son of a former AIADMK MLA. The owner of the excavator was arrested for permitting the minor to operate it.
The deceased, Ulagadhipathi, 21, the son of P. Periyapullan alias Selvam from Valayapatti in Melur taluk of Madurai district, was staying at a friend’s house in Thiruvanmiyur. He was on the way to his college in Semmencherry on a motorcycle on July 22 morning, when the accident took place.
When he was riding the motorcycle near IIT-Madras on Sardar Patel Road, the excavator allegedly brushed against it from behind. He fell from the vehicle in the impact, and was run over by the excavator, the police said.
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