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