Overview
- Sanskaar Verma, 10, who joined a group of children at a Jagatpur pool Sunday morning, was found unresponsive and was declared dead at a Delhi trauma centre.
- Police said the facility had no lifeguard and lacked required safety equipment such as life-saving aids and first-aid provisions under Delhi rules.
- Wazirabad police registered an FIR for death by negligence and initiated legal action against the pool’s owner.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage, checking the pool’s licence details, and have completed the post-mortem.
- Family members and local residents are calling for strict action and stricter oversight of privately run pools that charge entry fees and host children.