Mumbai: Five-year-old falls to death from fourth floor window

MUMBAI: A five-year-old boy who had begun his summer vacations died after falling from the window of his fourth floor flat in Nalasopara on Wednesday.
Rehan Khan sustained serious head injuries and succumbed late on Wednesday. The KG student was playing in his flat in the four-storey Jivdani Aman Apartment, Pragati Nagar, Nalasopara (E), around 7.30pm. He came towards the window that did not have grilles, looked down, lost his balance and fell, landing in the compound. When his mother in the kitchen heard screams she rushed out to find her son in the compound.

Building residents rushed Rehan to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

His father Kamrudin, who works in a private firm, said they had planned to install grilles but could not due to financial constraints. A few flats, especially on the first and second floors, have put grilles on their hall room windows.

Family members said Rehan had returned home after playing in the compound. As vacations had begun, he was later playing in the house. The window was partially shut but he got on to a stool and looked out, when he slipped and fell.

Tuling police have registered a case of accidental death. Police appealed to parents to keep a vigil on children, especially in buildings where windows and balconies have no grilles.

Residents of the building said they had expressed concerns about windows without grilles. They said all flat-owners will be requested to install grilles outside windows after Rehan’s death. The building has one-bedroom and one-room kitchen flats.

In November last year, an 18-month-old girl died after falling from the balcony of her seventh floor flat in Nalasopara. That balcony did not have any grilles.