A three-year-old child drowned in a pit made for fish farming in Rama Colony of Koh-e-fiza area. The incident took place when the family members of the child were inquiring about the well-being of a relative injured in a road accident.
The child came with family from Indore and drowned in the pit while playing. On Monday the child came from Indore to Bhopal at his aunt's house with his father.
According to the police, Rajkumar Chaurasia, a resident of New Gauri Nagar Indore came to Bhopal along with his three-year-old son Rehansh to visit injured relatives who met with an accident.
At around 2 in the afternoon, Rajkumar was discussing the condition of the relative during which Rehansh came out for playing but drowned in a pit dug for fish farming, about 30 meters away from the house.
After some time when Rajkumar failed to find him, family members started searching for Rehansh. After searching for around over two hours, the family reached near the pit where the child was found in the water and was taken to hospital where he was declared dead.
Investigating Officer ASI Rakesh Shukla said that the child died due to drowning. The body has been handed over to the family after the PM. The family members have left for Indore with the dead body for the last rites.
The pit in which the child died due to drowning is about five feet deep in the water. Rehansh also went towards the pit while roaming and accidentally drowned.