Overview

• The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on September 28 in Jagatpuri Extension, East Delhi, as the child walked through a lane.
• Police said the rod, part of a platform meant to hold a water tank on a four-storey terrace, dislodged and struck her head and right eye.
• She was taken to GTB Hospital and admitted to the ICU, where she died during treatment.
• The building owner, Nathu Singh, and three labourers were arrested after a case was filed on the father's complaint under BNS sections 290 and 125(a), with section 106 added after her death.
• Officers seized the iron rod and halted construction at the site pending further investigation.