In Outer Delhi, a four-year-old boy named Imran fell into a deep sewer
His dismembered body was recovered around 3.5 km from the spot where he had fallen, at a water treatment plant in Nilothi, police said. Cops said information about the incident was received at Ranhola police station at 3.20pm, following which a team rushed to the spot near Kheri Baba Pul. Police have registered a case under Section 106(1) of BNS, which deals with causing death by negligence.
Because of the presence of toxic gases, entering the sewer was also challenging.
The boy fell into the sewer at 3pm, according to the family. A police officer said the body was located after the flow of water through the sewer was stopped. Manholes along the route were the only access points to the underground sewer, the officer said. Speaking to TOI, a rescuer said the teams reached the spot soon after receiving information about the incident. Rescuers had to use breathing apparatus sets to enter,” the rescuer said.
They claimed police reached the spot at 5pm, while NDRF personnel arrived between 6pm and 7pm. The family alleged the teams initially focused on the immediate vicinity of the accident site and didn’t trace the sewer route. Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the incident and determine responsibility. “It was a difficult rescue operation as we had to open the covers of individual manholes along the sewer route.
The family said the boy’s body was eventually found at the Nilothi plant, around 3.5 km downstream from the point where he fell. Delhi Fire Services personnel and teams of NDRF launched a joint rescue operation. However, the family has alleged that the initial search remained confined to the spot where the boy had fallen until Wednesday morning. The sewer is an underground, narrow passage through which sewage flows towards the treatment plant.