On Monday evening, October 25, two minor boys – aged 11-year-old and nine-year-old -- died after drowning in a water-filled pit which was dug up for repairing a pipeline in Mumbai’s Antop Hill locality in Sion area.
The incident took place in the CGS Colony area and the bodies were retrieved and sent to a civic hospital for post-mortem.
According to reports, the deceased were residents of the same area.
The officials stated that a water pipeline repair work was going on in the area and a pit was dug up as part of the project and it was filled with water. However, it was not yet clear whether the kids jumped into the pit or accidentally fell into it, the police said.
Necessary action will be taken if any negligence is found on part of those involved in the water pipeline work, official added.
Meanwhile, family members of the deceased said they were not aware how the kids reached the spot where the incident took place. Moreover, they blamed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials for their negligence.
"I want justice for my son. My 11-year-old boy, Shivam was playing when the incident happened," said the father of the deceased to ANI.
"I lost my only son due to negligence of the administration. Action should be taken against the culprit," added the father of another deceased.
The Antop Hill police have registered an accidental death report and started investigation, an official added.
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