Overview

• The seven-year-old slipped into an open drain near Lakdi Market Puliya while chasing a kite on Friday evening
• A multi-agency search and rescue mission involving the DDMA, local divers and fire department personnel was halted at night due to poor visibility and resumed the next morning
• The boy’s body was recovered on Saturday morning after more than 12 hours of searching and taken to GTB Hospital for an autopsy
• Police have launched inquest proceedings and are investigating which civic agency was responsible for the drain’s maintenance
• The boy was identified as Mohammed Adnan and authorities are assisting his family as they face growing scrutiny over Delhi’s aging drainage infrastructure following a string of recent child accidents