Kolkata:
In another instance of rash driving by auto drivers in Kolkata, a senior citizen was killed after being allegedly knocked down by an auto rickshaw in Jadavpur area, police sources said today.
86-year-old Chittaranjan Saha was hit by an auto-rickshaw yesterday evening while crossing the Raja S C Mullick Road in Jadavpur area, the sources said.
Saha was first admitted to Bagajatin S C Hospital, and was later admitted to M R Bangur Hospital where he died in the night.
Auto driver Kanai Dhali was arrested and his vehicle seized, the sources said.
Incidents involving auto rickshaws have been on the rise of late.
On January 26, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by an auto-rickshaw driver at New Alipore over change for Rs 50 note.
Earlier on January 16, a woman executive was allegedly punched in the face and left bleeding by an auto rickshaw driver at Park Circus.
Auto rickshaws, which are contract carriages, allegedly run illegally as state carriages on fixed routes without meters and charge fares arbitrarily.
Transport Minister Madan Mitra had said the government would press non-bailable charges to rein in rogue auto rickshaw drivers and stop them from overcharging passengers.