Two-year-old boy drowns in pit dug for Chhath puja

Police said Krishna was playing near a five-feet deep pit that had been dug by the residents’ welfare association (RWA). At the time of the incident,the boy’s father Rajkumar was working at the laundry shop he runs.

“He noticed that his son wasn’t there. He went searching for the boy and found him in the pit. He was rushed to a hospital,where he was declared brought dead,” a senior police officer said. Doctors confirmed that the death was caused by drowning.

Police said no FIR had been registered in the case and the RWA drained the pool immediately after the incident.