Thane: A 5-year-old boy died after falling into a water-filled pit in Mira Bhayandar area of Thane district, a police officer said on Saturday.
The incident took place at Jijamata Udayan in Pendkar Pada on Friday when he was playing with other children, the official said.
"He got access to the pit through a broken wall of the park. After some time he drowned. The pit was dug by a contractor who was given the job of setting up a biogas plant there. The parents lodged a police case. Took the body only after it was registered,” the officer said.
Kashimira police station official said that no one has been arrested in the case registered under section 304A of the Indian Penal Code.
The incident took place at Jijamata Udayan in Pendkar Pada on Friday when he was playing with other children, the official said.
"He got access to the pit through a broken wall of the park. After some time he drowned. The pit was dug by a contractor who was given the job of setting up a biogas plant there. The parents lodged a police case. Took the body only after it was registered,” the officer said.
Kashimira police station official said that no one has been arrested in the case registered under section 304A of the Indian Penal Code.
