Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Father Asks Who Is Responsible for Delhi Drain Death
An 18-year-old young man named Ankit Kumar was walking home from work.
It had rained a lot and rainwater filled up a drain.
A strong current in the water swept him away while he was crossing the drain.
This happened in an area of Delhi called Madanpur Khadar on a Friday evening.
Many helpers, including the police, the Delhi Fire Service, and a disaster team called DDMA, searched for him.
They found his body near the Agra Canal the next evening.
Ankit was the older son in his family.
His father, Sunil Kumar, works in the pantry of a private company.
The family rented a house in Bhim Colony in Ali Village for Rs 5,000 a month.
His father is very sad and wants to know who is responsible for his son's death.
Ankit Kumar, 18, was swept away by a strong current while crossing a drain in Madanpur Khadar, Southeast Delhi, on Friday evening, 7 August.
Police, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), and the Delhi Fire Service launched a search-and-rescue operation after he went missing.
His body was recovered near the Agra Canal on Saturday evening, nearly a day after the incident.
Kumar was the elder son of his parents; his father, Sunil Kumar, works in the pantry of a private company.
The family lives in a rented house in Ali Village's Bhim Colony, paying Rs 5,000 in monthly rent, and the father demanded to know who is responsible for his son's death.
- Who
- Ankit Kumar, an 18-year-old man, and his father, Sunil Kumar
- What
- Kumar drowned after being swept away by a strong current while crossing a rainwater-filled drain; his body was later recovered
- When
- Friday evening, 7 August; body recovered the following Saturday evening
- Where
- Madanpur Khadar area in Southeast Delhi's Sarita Vihar; body found near the Agra Canal
- Why
- He was crossing a drain when a strong current from rainwater swept him away
- Victim
- Ankit Kumar, 18 years old
- Incident location
- Madanpur Khadar, Southeast Delhi (Sarita Vihar area)
- Date of incident
- 7 August (Friday), evening
- Body recovered
- Saturday evening, near the Agra Canal
- Responding agencies
- Police, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Delhi Fire Service
- Father
- Sunil Kumar, works in the pantry of a private company
- Residence
- Rented house in Ali Village's Bhim Colony
- Monthly rent
- Rs 5,000