Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Two Siblings Drown in Rainwater-Filled Construction Pit in Jaipur
Two children named Alia and Ayan went outside to play in Jaipur.
They reached a plot where construction work was taking place.
Workers had dug several large pits there.
Heavy rain filled the pits with water.
The children accidentally fell into one of the water-filled pits.
A passerby saw them and called for help.
Relatives and neighbors pulled the children from the water and tried CPR.
The children were taken to a hospital, but doctors could not save them.
Police said post-mortem examinations were completed and the bodies were returned to the family.
Alia, 11, and her seven-year-old brother Ayan drowned in a rainwater-filled pit in Jaipur.
The children had gone out to play and reached a plot near their home.
Several pits had been dug at the construction site using a JCB on Wednesday.
Heavy rain filled the pits with water, and the siblings fell into one of them.
Family members and residents pulled them out, but doctors later declared both children dead.
- Who
- Alia, 11, and her brother Ayan, 7.
- What
- The siblings drowned after falling into a rainwater-filled pit.
- When
- The incident occurred on Thursday, August 27; the pits had been dug on Wednesday.
- Where
- A construction plot near their home in the Jaisinghpura Khor police station area of Jaipur.
- Why
- The children were playing near the plot, where heavy rain had filled newly dug pits with water.
- Victims
- Alia, 11, and Ayan, 7
- Incident
- Drowning in a rainwater-filled pit
- Location
- Jaisinghpura Khor police station area, Jaipur
- Site condition
- Several pits had been dug for construction and filled with rainwater
- Rescue effort
- A passerby raised an alarm; relatives and local residents pulled the children out
- Medical response
- Family members attempted CPR and took the children to a hospital
- Police action
- Post-mortem examinations were conducted at SMS Hospital