Under-construction wall collapses, kills 5-year-old girl
KISHANGANJ, Oct. 24 -- A five-year-old girl died after a portion of a wall of an under-construction building collapsed on her in the Kaserapatti area, under the jurisdiction of the town police station in Bihar's Kishanganj district, police said on Friday. The child died during treatment on Thursday evening a day after the incident, police said, adding that the house owner and contractor fled the scene soon after the incident.
The deceased child, identified as Fatima; a resident of Panjipara West Bengal, was at the house of her maternal grandmother, Mehmuda Khatun's house.
"She was outside the house when a portion of wall fell onto her head causing severe injuries. She was rushed to the district hospital from where the doctor referred her to higher centre and finally she succumbed to her injuries during treatment on Thursday," family members said. They accused the building owner and contractor of severe safety violations and negligence.
Following the tragedy, local authorities and the town police station initiated an investigation into the construction norms and lapses.
"We have lodged an FIR on the basis of the complaint of Mehmuda Khatun and investigation is underway," police said adding "The body was handed over to the family after conducting a postmortem."
Meanwhile the parents of the deceased took the body to Panjipara for last rites...
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