In a horrific hit-and-run incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, a speeding car driven by a minor mowed down pedestrians near a roadside food stall, killing a six-year-old child and leaving several others injured on Thursday evening. In the latest development, the driver, identified as Gaurav Singh, a Class-12 student, has been taken into custody.

As per a report by news agency ANI, Salem police officials have identified the deceased man as Suraj, a 37-year-old from Maharashtra. “He had been residing in the Sevvaipettai area of Salem, where he was engaged in silver-related labour work,” officials said.

On Thursday, parliamentary elections were held in Bangladesh for the first time since a youth-led uprising toppled the government of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has since been hiding in the Indian capital.