Mumbai Shocker: 18-Month-Old Toddler Falls into Open Drain in Bhandup, Dies

Mumbai: An 18-month-old boy, Krishna Omprakash Gupta, tragically fell into an open drain near Maurya Hall on Gaondevi Ro in Bhandup (West) around 6:30 pm on Sunday. Bombay Municipal Corporation confirmed incident in a statement on Monday. Officials report that boy slipped through a small opening in a partially covered drain section. family h encroached upon area for home waste disposal.

child was immediately taken to MT Agrawal Hospital, where he was declared "brought de" at 6:35 pm. BMC quoting Dr Sneha Khedekar, Senior Medical Officer, ded, "One drowned boy was reported on 10.11.2024 at 1830 hrs, declared brought de by Dr Sneha Yav, M.O. at 1835 hrs." According to BMC's statement, " major nalla drain on Gaondevi Ro is mostly open, but in some places, residents have covered up drain as per ir convenience. " victim's family also encroached and closed part of drain, leaving a small opening for ir home waste pipe outlet, through which child fell. Ward & SWD staff inspected site," statement ded. Following incident, BMC's ward and stormwater drain teams inspected area.