Overview
- A young child fell into an uncovered, under-construction drain near Vivekananda School in Kalapahar and was declared dead on arrival at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
- Police arrested BIPL director Avinash Bhatia, safety engineer Kaushik Gogoi, and deputy project manager Prasannajit Pathak after the victim’s father filed an FIR alleging gross negligence.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage of the fall, and officials said more arrests may follow.
- The drain work is part of the Cycle Factory flyover project executed by BIPL under PWD supervision, and reports said the danger spot remained uncovered for over 40 hours after the incident.
- Authorities and residents pointed to recurring site-safety failures and theft of drain covers, and a recent death at another BIPL project is also under investigation.