Mumbai: Boy drowns in 18ft trench at SRA site

MUMBAI: A seven-year-old boy died after falling into an unguarded 18-foot deep trench near a

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Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) construction site at Ganesh Nagar in Kandivli (W) around 1pm on Tuesday. Aditya Singh had gone to play in the locality when he probably slipped into the 12-foot wide trench filled with water, Kandivli police said.


No one saw him falling into it but his body was found floating by his mother. She alerted local residents, and the body was removed with the help of fire brigade. "A probe is on to find out if the boy was playing with friends or local children, and if anyone saw him falling in," a police officer said. His father, Ranvijay, was at his workplace, while his mother, Sadhana, had taken leave when the incident occurred. "Sadhana started searching for her son around 2pm, as he did not return home. She noticed his body around 4pm in the trench, few metres from their chawl," police said.

DCP (zone XI) Sangramsinh Nishandar said a case of accidental death report was filed, and a case will be registered against the builders, and those who had taken the development contract. Senior inspector Nitin Pondkule said they were registering an FIR.

The victim is survived by his parents and his younger brother.