A 7-year-old boy drowned in a pit built at an ecological park in Katara Hills area of Bhopal in the evening on Tuesday; clothes were found near a water pit for animals which helped to find the boy.
It was told that the child had reached the park after roaming from home and when he did not reach home late in the evening, his family started searching.
Around 8 in the evening the child's father went to search Dev Ahirwar and find clothes near a water pit. His dead body was seen inside the water and took him out of the water pit and found him dead. Police are investigating the matter.
According to the police, Ram Ahirwar, who lives in Amravat Khurd, is a labourer. On Tuesday he went to work with his wife Jyoti. His 7-year-old son Dev Ahirvar was in the house with his 5-year-old sister. In the evening, when Ram returned home, he did not see his son. He reached the ecological park while searching.
Inside the park, near the ponds dug for the animals to drink water, the clothes were seen.
Ram said that his house is about 200 meters away from the park. The children of the neighborhood roam towards the park. There is about five feet deep water in the pond. He will come to the park with the children of the neighborhood. However, no one saw visiting him lake.