5-year-old boy drowns in water-filled pit in Greater Noida

NOIDA: A five-year-old boy drowned after falling into a water-filled pit near his home in Greater Noida, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place at Preet Vihar in the Chhapraula area on Wednesday.

According to police, the child, identified as Devraj, was playing near his house when he fell into the pit. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Devraj, a nursery student, had appeared for a mathematics oral test at his school earlier in the day. However, he was sent home after he felt unwell, police said.

After returning home, the child went out to play with friends but did not return. His family began searching for him and found him in the water-filled pit near their residence.

The boy's father, Umesh Gupta, originally from Rampur, has been living with his family in Preet Vihar for the last four years and earned his livelihood by driving an e-rickshaw. Devraj is survived by his parents and a younger sibling, police said.