Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Five-Year-Old Girl Burned After Falling Into Boiling Oil
A five-year-old girl went to buy Manchurian at a food stall in Lower Parel.
The stall had a large wok filled with very hot oil on the sidewalk.
The girl accidentally fell into the wok and was badly burned.
Her father and other people pulled her out.
They took her to a hospital for emergency care.
Doctors later moved her to other hospitals for more treatment.
Police arrested the two vendors who ran the stall.
Police said leaving hot oil on a walkway was dangerous and may have caused the accident.
A five-year-old girl suffered serious burns after falling into boiling oil at a Lower Parel street food stall.
Police said the oil-filled iron wok was placed directly on a pedestrian footpath.
The girl was taken to Potdar Hospital, referred to Nair Hospital, and later shifted to Masina Hospital.
Vendors Sudesh Shriram Pal and Lalji Nandkumar Pal were arrested after the September 14 incident.
Police seized the wok and other stall materials and registered a case under Sections 125(b) and 287 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- A five-year-old girl was injured; vendors Sudesh Shriram Pal and Lalji Nandkumar Pal were arrested.
- What
- The girl fell into a wok of boiling oil and suffered serious burn injuries.
- When
- The incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on September 14, 2026.
- Where
- At a Manchurian stall on a pedestrian footpath in Lower Parel, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police alleged that the vendors negligently left the boiling-oil wok on a public pedestrian pathway.
- Incident date
- September 14, 2026
- Location
- Lower Parel, Mumbai
- Victim
- Five-year-old girl
- Arrested
- Sudesh Shriram Pal and Lalji Nandkumar Pal
- Initial hospital
- Potdar Hospital
- Current treatment
- Masina Hospital
- Legal sections
- Sections 125(b) and 287 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita