Thane, Sep 29 (PTI) A 13-year-old boy died after falling into an open drain amid heavy rains in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Monday.

The incident, which occurred in Dombivli town on Sunday night, has triggered outrage, with locals demanding a case of culpable homicide against officials of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC).

“Around 10.30 pm, we received information that a child had fallen into a drain in the Jagdamba Mata area of Devichapada. Ayush Kadam slipped into the drain through an open chamber hole and got swept away,” senior inspector Ramchandra Chopde of Vishnunagar police station said. Show Full Article

Ayush, a Class 7 student, was playing with friends near the drain when he slipped and fell in, he said.

“Our team, along with the fire brigade, i

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