A 3-year-old girl on Thursday drowned in a drain while she was playing in Sriniwaspuri area in South east Delhi, said police.
The incident occurred at around 12.15pm when the minor girl, Kiran accidentally fall in an uncovered drain near her house located in Gandhi Camp colony at South East district, said police.
The drain which comes under the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and running from New Friends' Colony to Sriniwaspuri was covered with slabs at some places, said sources, adding that some of the slabs were found broken where Kiran was playing with some other children.
After being informed about the incident, a rescue operation was started with a JCB machine, six divers including local policemen and a team of SDMC, said police.