India, July 26 -- A six-year-old boy drowned in a 10-foot-deep water pit dug by the Greater Noida authority inside Kaladham Society residential housing in Knowledge Park -2 on Saturday evening, police officers said. A video of the spot also went viral, in which a man pointed out that there was no barricading and no basic safety measures to prevent such an incident.

Ravi Shankar Nim, deputy commissioner of police, Greater Noida, said, "It is believed that the Greater Noida authority awarded a contract for a borewell to address the society's water crisis. However, the investigation is underway to identify the nature of the work and any lapses during its execution. A case will be registered after the investigation."

Acknowledging the lack ...