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Mumbai Police Open Investigation After Toddler Falls From 12th-Floor Window

Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage alongside witness statements to determine the role of missing protective grills in the child’s fatal fall

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Overview

  • An accidental death case under Section 174 CrPC has been registered and the post-mortem report is awaited
  • CCTV footage of the July 22 incident shows four-year-old Anvika Prajapati climbing from a shoe rack onto an ungrilled windowsill before slipping
  • Naigaon Police are examining witness accounts and video evidence to establish how parental distraction and building design contributed to the tragedy
  • Officials confirmed the Navkar Complex flat lacked protective window grills at the time of the accident
  • Community members and safety advocates are pressing for mandatory childproofing standards in Mumbai’s high-rise housing