Five-year-old falls to death in school septic tank

A five-year-old boy died after he fell in a septic tank in a MCD school in South-West Delhi’s Kapashera area on Wednesday morning. An inquiry has been ordered by the SDMC Mayor.

According to police, the incident took place at around 11.30 am when Ankit, studying in nursery class of the MCD primary school, went to the washroom. “The main toilet was closed so the students had been instructed to use the under construction toilet. At the time of the incident, Ankit fell in a tank that was around 6 feet deep. There was no manhole cover on the tank,” the DM of South-west said.

The incident was witnessed by another student who was going to use the washroom. He immediately rushed near the tank and saw Ankit drowning. The student jumped into the tank to save Ankit. After a few minutes, he managed to take Ankit out, who was unconscious at that time.

In the meantime, a call was made to the police and the team along with DM reached the spot. When the child was rescued, he was immediately rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital where he was declared brought dead.

SDMC Mayor has ordered an inquiry under the chairmanship of Additional Commissioner, Education. The report is to be submitted within three days and strict action will be taken against the person(s) responsible for the incident the Mayor said.