The Nerul police in Navi Mumbai have booked a biker for rash and negligent driving, causing the death of a 78-year-old woman on Palm Beach Road. Ganjubai Dattaram Meher’s family claims that she was on her way to immerse garlands and waste flowers into the sea when she was struck while crossing the road.

The Meher family resides in Sarsole village in Nerul near Palm Beach Road. In his statement to police, Ganjubai’s son Ankush said that his mother was hit by a speeding rider on a `Bullet` bike while she was crossing the Sarsole signal to reach the jetty where she was to discard the garlands and flowers used for puja in the house. “The bike coming from Belapur towards Vashi hit her, causing serious injuries, after which she was taken to hospital,” a police officer said, adding that the rider was identified as Arun Anthony, 42, a resident of Belapur who was also injured in the incident.