Mumbai Rains: 7-yr-old boy drowns in drain; Third such death in a week
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai Rains: 7-yr-old boy drowns in drain; Third such death in a week

India TV News  

A seven-year-old boy fell into an open drain in Dharavi slum and died on Monday. Sumit Munnalal Jaiswar along with his brother was playing near the drain at the Rajiv Gandhi Colony in Dharavi, a sprawling slum colony in the heart of the city. This is the third such death in the week where a child dies due to drowning in an open drain or manhole. On Monday, Dindoshi police filed a criminal case under section 304 A of the IPC against the officers and staff involved in supervision work of the drainage on the basis of a complaint filed by the child's father Suraj Singh.

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Seven-year-old boy drowns in water-filled pit at Kurla depot
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Seven-year-old boy drowns in water-filled pit at Kurla depot

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A seven-year-old boy died after falling into a waterlogged pit at the Nehru Nagar State Transport depot in Kurla on Saturday. Seven-year-old boy drowns in water-filled pit at Kurla depot According to residents of the area, a group of boys from Milan Nagar had entered the depot premises, which reportedly lacked security personnel to prevent unauthorised access. DCP Navnath …

4-yr-old girl drowns in drainage in Armoor
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4-yr-old girl drowns in drainage in Armoor

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: A four-year-old girl on Thursday drowned in a drain in Ramnagar Colony in Armoor municipality. The drainage is a major storm water canal that also carries of sewage from Armoor town to Mallareddy cheruvu. S. Srinivas, a resident of Ramnagar Colony, said three children had fallen in the drainage, but were rescued by locals in time. Meanwhile, Armoor municipal …

Delhi: 13-year-old boy slips into open drain, dies
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi: 13-year-old boy slips into open drain, dies

Hindustan Times  

A 13-year-old boy, who was walking to a playground near his house in Rajendra Park Extension in outer Delhi on Friday afternoon, slipped into an open drain and drowned, police officers probing the case said. “He was walking along the drain and slipped, leading to the tragic incident,” deputy commissioner of police Sachin Sharma said. A few more people came …

13-year-old boy drowns in Makhan Majra
3 months, 2 weeks ago

13-year-old boy drowns in Makhan Majra

Hindustan Times  

A 13-year-old boy lost his life after drowning in a rainwater-filled drain in the village of Makhan Majra. Despite their efforts, they could not locate him by nightfall, prompting his father to file a missing person’s report at the Sector 31 Police Station at around 12.30am. Around 8.30am on Monday, officers discovered some clothing hanging from a tree near a …

Two minor boys drown in drain while shooting reels in Pratapgarh
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Two minor boys drown in drain while shooting reels in Pratapgarh

Hindustan Times  

Two minor boys shooting reels inside a swelled drain in Sangipur area of Pratapgarh drowned on Monday. As per reports, resident of Rajmatipur village Jagesar Verma’s son Shailesh, 17, twins Magan and Gagan, 14, Ramchandra Gupta’s son Dhiraj, 12, and Rajesh Verma’s son Shubham, 12, shot videos and posted them on YouTube. On Monday morning, they reached Mattan drain at …

9-year-old drowns in unfilled artificial pond during rain, family alleges murder
5 months ago

9-year-old drowns in unfilled artificial pond during rain, family alleges murder

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The body was recovered on Monday. The body of a nine-year-old boy, who reportedly drowned in an artificial pond created for Chhath Puja in Nangli Vihar, near Najafgarh drain, was recovered on Monday, two days after he was reported missing, police said. Police said that due to rainfall, the pond was filled and the boy, who wanted to …

Delhi: Seven-year-old boy drowns in puddle in water-logged park
5 months ago

Delhi: Seven-year-old boy drowns in puddle in water-logged park

Hindustan Times  

A seven-year-old boy, identified as Tarun, drowned in a puddle formed due to waterlogging after heavy rainfall at a DDA park in Delhi's Rohini. A 7-year-old boy drowned in a DDA park in Delhi's Rohini The incident took place in Sector-20, Rohini, under the jurisdiction of Aman Vihar police on Friday evening at 6:30 PM. The district park near Chhat …

Rain claims more lives in Delhi with deaths of 2 minors
5 months ago

Rain claims more lives in Delhi with deaths of 2 minors

Hindustan Times  

A 13-year-old boy was electrocuted after he touched an iron pipe carrying a live electric wire to a gaushala and a seven-year-old boy drowned in a rainwater puddle after the heavy downpour on Saturday, police said, adding to the unrelenting list of fatalities caused by civic apathy this monsoon. Police identified the 13-year-old boy as Aditya Raj and registered a …

No trace of 10-year-old boy washed away in Panchkula drain
5 months, 4 weeks ago

No trace of 10-year-old boy washed away in Panchkula drain

Hindustan Times  

There is no trace of the 10-year-old boy who was washed away in a seasonal drain in Budhanpur village of Panchkula amid the downpour on Tuesday. But when the boy was coming out, he slipped and fell into the drain and was washed away in the strong current. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Haryana assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Wednesday inspected the …

Delhi rains: Death toll rises to 11, bodies of four kids recovered from flooded areas
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi rains: Death toll rises to 11, bodies of four kids recovered from flooded areas

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Two children, both aged around 9 years, died after drowning in a waterlogged underpass in north Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Saturday, due to Friday's heavy rainfall thus soaring the death toll to 11. Sharing details, Deputy Commissioner of Police RK Singh said they received a call about the drowning of a 12-year-old boy near Siraspur underpass at …

Boy drowns in drain during rain, residents allege official laxity
1 year, 4 months ago

Boy drowns in drain during rain, residents allege official laxity

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A four-year-old boy drowned after falling into an open drain abutting his apartment in the NRI Colony of Bachupally during the incessant rain on Tuesday morning, with residents alleging official apathy over the drain overflow. The body of the victim, Shamala Mithun Reddy, a nursery student was fished out from the Turka Cheruvu in Pragathinagar, located around three kilometres …

Six-year-old boy Abhiram drowns in overflowing drain in Vijayawada
1 year, 8 months ago

Six-year-old boy Abhiram drowns in overflowing drain in Vijayawada

The Hindu  

In a tragic incident, a six-year-old boy reportedly fell in a drainage and drowned at Gurunanak Colony, in the city on May 5. “The boy Abhiram accidentally fell in the overflowing drainage while playing and drowned,” said the locals. The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response and Fire Services, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and Police officials launched search for the missing boy. …

Hyderabad Rains: 12-yr-old washed away in dug-up drain at Kalasiguda
1 year, 8 months ago

Hyderabad Rains: 12-yr-old washed away in dug-up drain at Kalasiguda

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 12-year-old girl died after saving her specially-abled brother from falling into a drain at Dhanbazaar Basti of Kalasiguda in Secunderabad early on Saturday. By that time, others in the locality rushed to my house with my son Kartik.” Sandeep Patel, a resident, said: “We rushed to Parklane nala and found Monika’s body at a concrete structure and informed …

12-year-old boy drowns at Mahim beach
1 year, 8 months ago

12-year-old boy drowns at Mahim beach

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A 12-year-old boy reportedly drowned in the sea off Mahim beach on Sunday afternoon. The trio reached Mahim around 4pm and entered the beach from the lane next to Makarand Society, Dinesh Dhatonde, police inspector, Mahim police station, said. Though the incident happened around a km away from the police station, by the time they got the information it …

Boy missing after falling into drain in Bhubaneswar, oppn protest
3 years, 3 months ago

Boy missing after falling into drain in Bhubaneswar, oppn protest

India Today  

A 15-year-old boy went missing after falling into an open drain amid heavy rainfall in Bhubaneswar on Sunday afternoon, the police said. Jyotirmaya Behera, a class 10 student, fell into the drain near Lane 7 in Shatabdi Nagar Bank Colony in Siripur, they said. He alleged that drains across the city continued to remain open despite Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik …

2-year-old kidnapped, killed by aunt, uncle in Delhi
3 years, 4 months ago

2-year-old kidnapped, killed by aunt, uncle in Delhi

India TV News  

A two-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped and killed by his aunt and uncle in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden, police said on Saturday. A day after the toddler went missing from his home, police found his body in a flooded drain in Punjabi Bagh. Police analysed the CCTV footage and saw Yamuna and Rajesh taking the boy towards Ganda Nala, Punjabi …

10-year-old boy swept away in drain due to heavy rain in Mumbai
3 years, 5 months ago

10-year-old boy swept away in drain due to heavy rain in Mumbai

India TV News  

A 10-year-old boy got swept away in a drain on Monday near the Munshi compound in the Mira Road area adjacent to Mumbai due to heavy rain, informed Fire Department. Heavy rains have lashed parts of Mumbai and other districts in Maharashtra leading to water-logging in several low-lying areas. In another incident, nearly 400 vehicles, including high-end cars, motorbikes and …

Maharashtra rains: 4-year-old boy falls in manhole in Nallasopara, search on
3 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra rains: 4-year-old boy falls in manhole in Nallasopara, search on

India Today  

The police in Nallasopara area of Maharashtra's Palghar district are searching for a four-year-old boy who fell into an open drain. Palghar, along with Thane district, witnessed heavy rains on Sunday night and Monday morning. In a separate incident, a four-year-old boy drowned after being swept away in a swollen drain in Thane's Ulhasnagar township on Sunday, PTI reported. Follow …

At least 4 killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai, Pune and Palghar; downpour cripples normal life for second consecutive day
5 years, 5 months ago

At least 4 killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai, Pune and Palghar; downpour cripples normal life for second consecutive day

Firstpost  

The chronic issue of water-logging of rail tracks returned to haunt Mumbai commuters who faced hardships on the second consecutive day. Mumbai: Heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining regions crippled normal life for the second consecutive day on Sunday, throwing train services off the tracks, disrupting air traffic and causing power outages in neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts. In Mumbai, …

Girl drowns after two kids fall into Gurugram sewerage pit
6 years, 5 months ago

Girl drowns after two kids fall into Gurugram sewerage pit

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram A nine-year-old girl, student of class 3, died and her friend, a boy studying in class 4, was seriously injured after the children fell into a pit dug up for sewerage in Sohna, on Sunday. Investigating officer sub-inspector Sunder Pal said the incident took place on Saturday around 5pm when the deceased, identified as Rida, and her friend, identified …

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