15-year-old boy crushed by Blueline near bus stop

NEW DELHI: There is no respite from the terror unleashed by Blueline buses on city roads with a 15-year-old school student becoming the 65th victim this year. Sanchit Gupta fell from a crowded bus trying to board it and came under the wheels of a Blueline bus coming from behind near the Shastri Park bus stop on Wednesday.
Enraged passersby and commuters waiting at the stop thrashed the Blueline driver and damaged the bus and other vehicles, including a low-floor bus, at the stop."Around 7-8 vehicles, mostly buses, were stoned by the crowd which comprised schoolchildren also," said Jaspal Singh, DCP (northeast).
Dharampal, the driver of the bus that lies on route number 236 between Nangloi and Anand Vihar, had to be admitted to GTB hospital. He has been booked for rash and negligent driving.
Recalling the incident, Sanchit's classmate Praveen Mishra said: "Normally we board the bus to school together but on Wednesday Sanchit was standing at a distance from some of our friends on the bus stop. Suddenly we heard a loud sound and rushed to the spot only to find a boy lying in a pool of blood under the wheels of a Blueline. It was through the school bag and scattered books I recognised Sanchit." Both studied in class X at HM DAV Senior Secondary School in Daryaganj.
Sanchit's family was informed by Praveen. "Immediately after the accident, I took a lift from a biker and reached Sanchit's house. But unable to break the news, I told his father that Sanchit had met with a minor accident after which they reached the spot only to find their son dead."
His parents - father Pankaj Gupta works with a private firm and mother is a principal of a school in Brahmpuri - were inconsolable as they had lost their only son. Even the neighbours in his New Usmanpur locality cannot come to terms with the harsh reality. "He was a brilliant boy. Ask anyone here and everyone will have praises for him. We can't believe that he is no more," said neighbour Rakesh Agarwal.
On Tuesday, Sanchit had won an inter-school group dance competition and awards in a Sanskrit Shloka recitation. "He was praised by every teacher in the school. He was not just good at studies but he excelled in every arena, from sports to dance," said one of Sanchit's teachers.