Archive · 22 Jan 2026
3-year-old dies after falling into lift shaft in Kolkata
A 3-year-old boy in Kolkata went missing after his mother asked him to go downstairs.
He was later found unconscious near an under-construction building's open lift shaft.
The boy was taken to a hospital but was declared dead.
The police are investigating the incident.
The boy had accompanied his mother to a nearby building's terrace to collect clothes when the incident happened.
The mother reported the boy missing, and the police conducted a search to find him.
A 3-year-old boy died after falling into an open lift shaft in Kolkata's Entally area.
The incident occurred when the boy accompanied his mother to a nearby building's terrace to collect clothes.
The mother reported the boy missing after he did not return.
Police found the boy unconscious near the under-construction building's lift shaft.
The boy was declared dead at a nearby hospital.
- Who
- A 3-year-old boy
- What
- Fell into an open lift shaft and died
- When
- Wednesday afternoon
- Where
- Entally, Kolkata
- Why
- The boy was missing after being asked to go downstairs
- Victim's Age
- 3 years old
- Location
- Entally, Kolkata
- Incident Time
- Wednesday afternoon
- Incident Location
- Nearby under-construction building
- Cause of Death
- Fell into open lift shaft
- Police Action
- Conducted search, found unconscious boy
- Hospital Declaration
- Declared dead at nearby hospital