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4-year-old falls into open manhole in Delhi’s Ranhola; rescue operation underway | Delhi News


4-year-old falls into open manhole in Delhi's Ranhola; rescue operation underway
Sub-divisional magistrate Rajat Malhotra said the administration swung into action immediately after receiving the call.

NEW DELHI: A four-year-old boy fell into a sewer while playing in Outer Delhi’s Ranhola area on Tuesday, following which the Delhi Fire Services and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams launched a rescue operation to locate and recover him.According to police, information about the incident was received at Ranhola Police Station at around 3.21 pm, following which police personnel rushed to the spot near Kheri Baba Pul, along the drain.Preliminary information suggests that the child, a resident of Som Bazar Wali Gali in Mohan Garden, had accompanied his mother to Dass Garden Park.While moving towards the drain to attend to a natural call, he accidentally fell into an open sewer manhole located alongside the service road.Following the incident, local police, Fire Brigade personnel and NDRF teams launched a joint rescue operation to trace and safely retrieve the child. Rescue personnel are continuing their efforts at the site.Police have registered a case under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), pertaining to negligence, in connection with the incident.As of the latest available information, the child remains untraced. Rescue operations are underway, with teams working to locate and recover him from the sewer.



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