Delhi/Alive News: A four-year-old boy died after falling into an open sewer in Delhi’s Baprola area. His body was recovered nearly 24 hours after the incident from a wastewater treatment plant in Nilothi on Wednesday. Police suspect that the rotating machines used to process sewage may have torn the body into several pieces. DNA testing will be conducted to confirm the child’s identity.
The body has been sent to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.
Child fell into manhole while returning from park
According to police, information about the incident was received at Ranhola police station at around 3:21 pm on November 10. The child had gone to Das Garden Park with his mother. While heading towards the drain near Kheri Baba Bridge in Nangli Vihar Extension, he accidentally fell into an open manhole.
Following the incident, teams from Delhi Police, the Fire Department, local divers and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) launched a rescue operation. They searched the sewer and the connected drain for nearly seven hours but could not locate the child.
The operation was suspended at night due to darkness and poor visibility and resumed on Wednesday morning. After following the sewer route, the rescue teams reached the Nilothi wastewater treatment plant, where the body was found.
Delhi Jal Board issues statement
According to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), its maintenance engineer was informed about the incident by phone at 5:22 pm on Tuesday. Department officials subsequently reached the spot.
During the inspection, officials found that the interceptor sewer line passes beneath the boundary wall of the Najafgarh drain. The concerned section falls under the Irrigation and Flood Control Department.
The DJB also claimed that unidentified persons had damaged the sewer manhole cover. It said police had restricted public movement in the area due to an earlier illegal incident and entry without permission was prohibited.
