A seven-year-old child drowned into an open drain in Mehrauli area of South Delhi. He was a student of Class II in a Government school. Most of the drains remained clogged in the Capital on saturday as it rained heavily. Chirag could not spot the drain while returning from school, as the road was flooded.
The incident occurred around 1.30 pm. Police said that that the deceased lived with his parents in Mehrauli. Some passersby noticed the child falling in the drain and made a call to the police control room. local police, along with fire tenders rushed to his rescue. “After reaching the spot, they started their rescue operation, but he could only be taken out of the drain after three hours, around 4.30 pm," a police officer said.
Police have not registered any case with regard to the incident as the family did not submit any complaint. "locals saw him falling and immediately ran to help him, but the current of water pushed him into the drain. Due to waterlogging they probably could not notice the drain. We cannot register a case on our own. We have not received any complaint from Chirag’s family as yet," the officer added.