Child dies after falling into pit dug for highway construction

The girl, from Mira Bhayander area, had come with parents to attend a religious function in Balyani in Kalyan, he said.

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• Thane | Updated: March 1, 2024 08:16 AM IST
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A case has been registered against the contractor firm in charge of the construction at the site," the Titwala police station official informed.  (Representational Image)

A three-year-old girl died on Thursday after falling into a pit dug for constructing a highway in Thane district, a police official said.

The girl, from Mira Bhayander area, had come with parents to attend a religious function in Balyani in Kalyan, he said.

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“Rahmunissa Riyaz Shaikh fell into a water-filled pit in the Titwala section of the under construction Vadodara-JNPT highway. She was playing nearby. Her body was found after sometime by kin who had mounted a search when she was not seen around,” he said. ”

A case has been registered against the contractor firm in charge of the construction at the site,” the Titwala police station official informed.

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