New Delhi: An 8-year-old boy died after falling into an open drain at a park in Delhi's Rani Bagh area on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 9 pm when Anas (the victim) was returning home after playing at a local park in Srinagar Garden area with his cousin Mohsin (18).
Sources said, he did not notice a broken culvert and fell into the drain beneath it. His cousin Mohsin jumped into the drain to save him but his effort went in vain.
He immediately raised an alarm, which alerted the local people. They rushed to the spot and informed the local police. He was declared brought dead in a nearby hospital.
The drain was maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD) and a case under Section 304A (causing death by negligence) of IPC has been registered against unknown persons in connection with the incident.
Anas's (a class two student) father is a tailor and he has two younger sisters.
(With inputs from PTI)
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