Boy, 3, falls into pit and dies in Sambhal dist

Bareilly: In a tragic incident, a three-year-old

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, who was playing close to his house fell into a deep pit near the tube well and lost his life. The incident took place under Kotwali police station in Sambhal on Saturday night.

The family, who works as daily wagers on farm lands, rescued the boy and rushed him to a community health centre where he was declared dead.

The incident took place when the child's father had gone to the fields while <01Justify>his mother was out for <01Justify>some work.

The child, while playing outside his house, reached a tubewell nearby. The family went to look for him when he did not return for a while and noticed that he was lying unconscious near the tubewell. They then rushed him to a community health centre where the authorities proclaimed the child, identified as Shiva, dead upon arrival.

The deceased is survived by his parents and two siblings.