Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Two Children Die After Falling Into Gujarat Drains
Police said two children died after falling into water-filled drains in Gujarat’s Bharuch district.
The incidents happened separately.
One child was two-year-old Vihan Rathod.
He disappeared while playing near his home on Tuesday night.
People searched for him and found him in an open stormwater drain.
Doctors at a local health center said he had died.
Police said he fell into an open manhole.
The article does not give details about the second child.
Police said two children died in separate incidents involving water-filled drains in Bharuch district.
Two-year-old Vihan Rathod went missing while playing near his home in Machhasara village on Tuesday night.
A search found Vihan in an open stormwater drain in the Navinagari area.
Doctors at Amod Community Health Center declared Vihan dead after he was brought there.
The article provides no further details about the second child; BJP MLA D K Swami visited Vihan’s family.
- Who
- Two children died; one was identified as two-year-old Vihan Rathod, son of Shaileshbhai Rathod.
- What
- The children reportedly fell into water-filled drains in separate incidents.
- When
- Vihan went missing on Tuesday night, and police reported the deaths on Wednesday.
- Where
- The incidents occurred in Bharuch district, including Machhasara village in Amod taluka.
- Why
- Police said Vihan fell into an open manhole while playing near his home; the article does not state the cause of the second death.
- District
- Bharuch, Gujarat
- Identified victim
- Vihan Rathod, aged 2
- Village
- Machhasara
- Locality
- Navinagari area
- Incident type
- Falls into water-filled drains
- Medical facility
- Amod Community Health Center
- Police officer quoted
- Amod police inspector R B Karmathiya