Minor killed after being hit by Vande Bharat Express

Shahjahanpur: A 16-year-old boy died after being hit by the Vande Bharat Express here, with his family members booked for vandalising the hospital where he was admitted, an official said on Monday.

Police said Ankit Kumar was hit by the train at the Indira Nagar railway crossing on Sunday. Upon receiving information, a police team immediately took him to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Later, his family members vandalised the hospital, forcing female doctors to hide in a restroom to save themselves, the official said, adding that a case has been registered against them.

Superintendent of Police (SP), Shahjahanpur, Rajesh Dwivedi, told PTI that the family members also blocked the road in the Nigohi area on Monday by placing the body there.

The blockade was cleared after police intervention.

A teenage boy named Ankit was brought to the emergency department on Sunday, Principal of Government Medical College, Rajesh Kumar, said.

Doctors examined him and declared him dead. Later, for confirmation, an electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed on him, but no heartbeat was detected, Kumar said. The body was then placed in the mortuary, he added.