{
  "id": 3520706,
  "title": "Mumbai: JCB Driver Booked After Iron Channel Hits 17-Year-Old Student During BMC Demolition Drive In Vidyavihar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mumbai-jcb-driver-booked-after-iron-channel-hits-17-year-old-student",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:53:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-jcb-driver-booked-after-iron-channel-hits-17-year-old-student-during-bmc-demolition-drive-in-vidyavihar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, August 26, 2026: Police have filed charges against JCB operator Mehtab Mehdi Hasan, 25, following a collision that left 17-year-old Deven Jain with severe injuries. The accident transpired during a BMC road expansion and eviction project on August 25 at Station Road in Vidyavihar (East). The incident unfolded when an iron C-channel detached from a demolished building and crashed onto the road, hitting the teenager as he walked home with his cousin. Deven, a first-year B.Com student at S.K. Somaiya College, was severely hurt and taken to Rajawadi Hospital for treatment. His father, Vinod Bhimrao Jain, 42, a scrap dealer from Bhandup West, assisted paramedics in rushing Deven to the hospital. Police delved into the incident and registered a case against Hasan for allegedly disregarding safety protocols during the demolition work, resulting in the student's injuries. The FIR stated that the JCB, registered under MH-03-ER-7021, was being utilized for the demolition of a shop when the channel dislodged and struck Deven near Tip Top Lodge. The preliminary probe revealed a lack of sufficient safety measures to safeguard pedestrians during the operation. Deven's condition continues to be monitored at Rajawadi Hospital as the police probe intensifies.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, August 26, 2026: The Tilak Nagar police have registered a case against JCB operator Mehtab Mehdi Hasan, 25, for allegedly causing serious injuries to 17-year-old student Deven Jain due to negligence. The incident occurred during a BMC road-widening and eviction drive on Station Road in Vidyavihar (East) on August 25, when an iron C-channel reportedly fell onto the road and struck the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}