Eight school children were hurt, three with grievous injuries when a bouncy house they were playing in suddenly deflated in South East Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj area on Monday afternoon.
Based on the victim’s parent complaint, a case has been registered under Sections 337 and 287 of the IPC at Jamia Nagar Police Station against the management of the amusement park in Kalindi Kunj.
The incident took place around 12.50 pm on Monday when around 700 students of National Victor Public School, Shahdara and their teachers had come to Delhi Rides in an amusement park in Kalindi Kunj of South East Delhi.
“A Mickey Mouse bouncy castle with over 35 school kids suddenly deflated. Eight children were injured,” a senior police officer said. All the victims were rushed to nearby Al-Shifa Multispeciality Hospital where they were discharged after first aid. later they were taken to Max Hospital on IP Extension where five of them reportedly suffered minor injuries.
While one child suffered a leg fracture, another child broke his tooth and yet another’s shoulder was dislocated. “On Monday evening, on the basis of medical reports of the victims, their parents approached police and registered a case against the management of Kalindi Kunj amusement park. Investigation is already underway,” the officer informed.