Rescue operations involving the NDRF and Delhi Fire Services are underway to locate the child in the Ranhola area.
A four-year-old boy fell into an open sewer manhole near the Ganda Nala in west Delhi's Ranhola area on Tuesday afternoon, according to The New Indian Express. The child, identified by his father Khursheed Alam as Imraan, was playing near Dass Garden Park when the incident occurred.
The boy reportedly moved towards the drain to relieve himself and fell into the uncovered manhole located next to the service road near Kheri Baba Pul. Police received information regarding the incident at the Ranhola police station at approximately 3.21 pm.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) were deployed to the site to launch a search and rescue operation. Other agencies, including the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and the Border Security Force (BSF), have also been involved in the efforts.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rajat Malhotra said the administration is making every effort to rescue the child and that the NDRF is working with them. A fire official confirmed that the rescue operation is underway but the child has not yet been found.
Delhi Police have registered a case under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the incident. Search and rescue efforts to locate and extract the child from the drain are ongoing.
