Further investigation into the case is underway, police say (Representative)
Gurugram:
A two-year-old child died after falling into a manhole in the Sector 37 area. His father claimed authorities left it open, police said Thursday.
The incident took place in Sihi village on Wednesday evening when Pradeep Kumar was playing at his father Bhagat Kumar’s tea stall, SHO Satyawan said.
“My son was playing near my tea stalls and fell into the manhole. When we started searching for him, he was found lying in the drain,” Mr Kumar said in his complaint.
“The police team was called, who retrieved my son from the drain and rushed him to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead,” he added.
Mr Kumar alleged that his son died due to negligence of the authorities, the SHO said. “My son died due to negligence of the department concerned,” he said in the complaint.
Mr Kumar, a native of Nepal, has been living in the village with his family for the past two years and runs a tea stall, according to the SHO.
Based on his complaint, an FIR under Indian Penal Code section 283 (danger or obstruction on public road or line of navigation) and 304A (causing death by negligence) was registered at Sector 37 police station against unknown persons on Thursday. SHO said.
The body was handed over to the boy’s family after post-mortem and further investigation into the case is underway, he added.
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