1-yr-old drowns in tank outside Gurugram home
Gurugram, Oct. 22 -- An 18-month-old child died after allegedly falling into an open water tank outside his house in Sadhrana village in Gurugram on Tuesday evening, police said.
According to the police,the incident took place between 3:30 and 4 pm when the child was playing while his parents were busy with household chores.
The family realised the child was missing 20 to 30 minutes later and began searching for him.
They found him in the water tank and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead, police added.
The family hails from Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh and had been living in Sadhrana village for some time.
Sandeep Turan, spokesperson for Gurugram Police, said the tank was two feet deep and contained around one foot of water. He said the child is suspected to have drowned after falling into the tank on his stomach.
Police conducted an inquiry under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita at Sector 10A police station.
No foul play was suspected and no other angle was being probed.
Further investigation in the case is underway....
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