15-year-old woman dies after falling into an open sewer tank in MP’s Shivpuri, locals demand justice

The incident occurred at round 8 pm on Saturday at Santushti Apartments underneath Kotwali police station space, Inspector Kripal Singh Rathore advised reporters.

Angry residents staged a protest close to the accident web site on Sunday morning, demanding the arrest of the constructing proprietor and a probe into the development high quality of the flats.

The woman was enjoying within the premises when she by accident stepped onto the rusted lid of the previous sewer tank, misplaced her steadiness and fell into the 15-foot-deep construction.

The different youngsters enjoying along with her raised an alarm, drawing native residents to the spot, the official stated.

The woman’s youthful brother, who was proper behind her, narrowly escaped the autumn after a bystander caught maintain of him within the nick of time, police stated.

Residents noticed the woman’s slipper floating on the floor however couldn’t find her.

Authorities had been instantly notified, following which groups from the police, native municipal physique and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) launched a rescue operation, Rathore stated.

The physique was retrieved from the sewer tank at round 1 am on Sunday and despatched for postmortem, he stated.

“The tank was in a highly unsafe condition, and the cover was completely damaged. Preliminary investigation points to gross negligence by the apartment’s owner,” he added.

A case has been registered towards the Santushti Apartments proprietor, Arjun Diwan, underneath part 106 (inflicting demise by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on the grievance of the sufferer’s father, Ravi Badhoria, the official stated.

Angry residents staged a protest and accused the flats’ proprietor of ignoring repeated complaints in regards to the tank’s hazardous situation.