A 14-year-old boy was killed after falling into a 15-feet open manhole in South-West Delhi’s Dwarka area.The incident occurred when Praveen, a Class VII student of a Government senior secondary school situated in Sector 6 Dwarka was heading towards a local market along with the his friend.
Based on the victim’s father complaint, a case was registered under section 304-A of the IPC and further investigation is on.The manhole comes under the jurisdiction of Delhi Development Authority which too has lodged an inquiry into the matter.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim, Praveen could not spot an open manhole near sector 1, pocket 2 and fell in it. His friend, Ashutosh raised an alarm for aid after which passerby informed the local police. “After receiving the PCR call, a Quick Reaction Team (QRT) and Fire Officials rushed to the spot and pulled him out of the manhole. He was taken to nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead,” the officer added. After the postmortem, the victim, Praveen’s body has been handed over to the family.