Overview
- A PCR call around 6 pm reported the child missing, and officers later found her floating near her home before doctors declared her brought dead at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
- The victim was identified as Priyanshi Kumar, 6, a Class 1 student, with her body recovered around midnight after extensive searches and CCTV checks.
- Preliminary findings point to an accidental drowning, and the body has been preserved for post-mortem after the family initially refused and later consented.
- Senior officers cite two to three vacant plots that have remained inundated for months with uneven pools about three to five feet deep, while the father estimates five to six feet.
- Police are completing legal formalities, seeking the property owners over hazardous conditions, and the family is urging stronger safety measures in the locality.