Two-year-old drowns in trench in Pune district; contractor booked
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A two-year-old boy died in Pune's Loni Kalbhor area after accidentally falling into a rainwater-filled pit dug for sewage work, prompting accusations of negligence against a private contractor.
The child, identified as Soham Lakhan Kasbe, was playing outside his home when he reportedly slipped into one of several open pits excavated for sewage and stormwater drainage work. Family members pulled him out and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
STORY | Two-year-old drowns in trench in Pune district; contractor booked
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A two-year-old boy died after falling into a nearly three-foot-deep trench filled with rainwater and sewage in Maharashtra’s Pune district, following which police booked the contractor, officials said on… pic.twitter.com/uFHDss57gj
Residents claim that four pits at the site had been left open, with no covering, barricading, or warning signs in place. Following a complaint from the boy's family, Loni Kalbhor Police have filed a case against an as-yet-unnamed contractor. Authorities are now investigating whether negligence was responsible for the child's death.