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Gurugram 22nd-Floor Fall Kills 5-Year-Old After Digital Lock Traps Him Inside

Police are treating the case as an accident under a Section 194 inquiry.

Overview

  • The boy, identified as Rudra Tej Singh, fell from his apartment in Pioneer Presidia, Sector 62, on Saturday evening around 5:30–5:50 pm.
  • Returning from the park with a domestic help, he ran ahead into the flat as the door’s auto-lock engaged, leaving the caretaker unable to enter.
  • Investigators say the digital passcode was known only to the parents, leaving the child alone inside when he moved to the balcony in distress.
  • Police say he climbed onto a clothes stand to call for help, lost balance, and fell; residents rushed him to a private hospital where he was declared dead.
  • Officers and the father, Prakash Chandra, have ruled out foul play; the child was a special-needs child, a post-mortem was completed, and an inquiry under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita’s Section 194 is underway.