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Two Children Die After Gurugram Cement Water Tank Collapses
A cement water tank collapsed in a settlement in Gurugram.
Two children were underneath it when the wall fell.
One of the children was a four-year-old girl.
Their mothers were also hurt in the accident.
People nearby removed the debris and rescued them.
The children were taken to a hospital, but doctors said they had died.
Police filed a case against the contractor who built the tank.
The investigation is continuing, and police said the contractor would be arrested soon.
A cement water tank collapsed in shanties near G-21 Society in Sector 83, Gurugram.
A four-year-old girl and another child died after being trapped under the debris.
Both children’s mothers were injured while bathing the children at the tank.
The tank, measuring about 10 by 5 by 5 feet, had been built days earlier.
Police registered an FIR against the contractor under Section 106 of the BNS and began investigating.
- Who
- Two children, including four-year-old Sumaiya, died; their mothers were injured. Police booked the contractor who built the tank.
- What
- A cement water tank collapsed, trapping two children and two women beneath its debris.
- Where
- Shanties near G-21 Society in Sector 83, Gurugram, Haryana.
- When
- The tank was completed on September 25; the incident was reported on September 27, with the year unspecified.
- Why
- The tank wall suddenly collapsed; police have not stated the cause and are investigating.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Two children, including a four-year-old girl, died.
- Injuries
- Both children’s mothers were injured in the collapse.
- Tank dimensions
- Approximately 10 feet long, 5 feet wide and 5 feet high.
- Construction date
- The tank was built three or four days before the collapse and completed on September 25.
- Police action
- An FIR was registered against the contractor under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Police station
- Kherki Daula police station.
- Investigation status
- Police said the investigation was underway and the contractor would be arrested soon.
Quotes
A senior police officer
Police officer familiar with the investigation and postmortem process
“An FIR has been registered, and we handed over the bodies of the children to their kin after the postmortem. The accused contractor will be arrested soon”
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