5-year-old boy dies as he falls into water pit in southeast Delhi

NEW DELHI: A five-year-old boy died after falling into a water pit at an under-construction building in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri.
Family members of the child, Prince Kumar, alleged that while they were looking for him, a few residents of the building refused to allow them entry into the house for nearly an hour and later informed them about the child’s death. Police have initiated an inquiry into the incident on the complaint of the family members.
The incident was reported on Monday night when Kumar’s family members went to Majithia hospital, near Tughlaqabad, with his body. Kumar’s relatives told police that the child had gone out to play on Monday, but after sometime he went missing.
When the family started looking for him, a neighbour informed them that he had seen the child playing near the under-construction building. The family alleged that when they tried to enter, a family staying at a room on the ground floor refused to open the door.
The family allowed them inside after almost an hour and claimed that they were trying to pull out the child from the water filled pit. The child’s father managed to climb into the pit and pulled him out. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
It was found that the pit was almost seven feet deep and had nearly five feet water in it. A case was registered for death due to negligence and endangering life and personal safety of others. Kumar’s father works as a plumber while his mother is a help.