A tragic incident came to light on Sunday evening when a six-year-old girl fell from a horse at Cooperage Ghoda Garden and suffered irreparable damage.
The little girl recognised as Janhavi Sharma studied in kindergarten. According to reports in TOI, Colaba police has registered a case against the horse rider, Soham Jaiswal (30), and arrested him.
The incident occurred at around 4:15 pm when the victim was with her parents spending quality time on a Sunday but to the family’s dismay, the girl is now brain dead.
Deputy commissioner of police (zone I) Manojkumar Sharma told TOI: "The horse rider has been booked and arrested. A further probe is on. Horse carriages and rides at Nariman Point and Marine Drive were banned but near Cooperage garden, the rides have been going on for 25-30 years. We have arrested the driver."
The victim’s father, Mahendra Sharma is a CEO of a private firm.
Horse rides have been popular in SoBo areas and especially on a Sunday, families come together for their children to enjoy the rides.
Civic officials have although stopped issuing licenses a couple of years ago.