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Mira Road: 4-year-old girl dies after falling into an open septic tank

Asifa Ansari was watching children burst crackers and sparklers at Neelkamal Naka around 6.30 pm. While other children returned home after the entertainment, but Asifa did not.

Mira Road: 4-year-old girl dies after falling into an open septic tank
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A four-year-old girl died on Sunday after allegedly falling into an open septic tank of a newly constructed public toilet at Kashimira in Mira Road.

Asifa Ansari was watching children burst crackers and sparklers at Neelkamal Naka around 6.30 pm. While other children returned home after the entertainment, but Asifa did not.

Asifa’s parents approached the Kashimira police station after they were not being able to find her in the locality and a search was launched. Other children told the police they had been bursting crackers on the open ground near the toilet. The police soon found Asifa’s body floating in the open septic tank. The fire brigade reached the spot and brought out the body.

Asifa’s father, Mustafa, blamed the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) for leaving the tank open. Locals said the toilet block was recently built by the municipality. The septic tank when constructed had a cement lid but it had soon given way. They further claimed that this issue has been already pointed out to the contractor as children play on the open ground near the toilet.

Post this incident, Asifa’s family has demanded action against the contractor and civic officers responsible for the work.

Police have informed that a case of accidental death has been registered. The body has been sent for autopsy. Police said that the contractor will be questioned.

Earlier, there have been cases of people falling into open manholes and septic tanks in the Mira-Bhayander region. There are over 14,000 manholes in the region, most of which have broken or stolen lids. Recently, the Bhayander police had arrested two persons, including a woman for allegedly stealing manhole lids in the region.

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