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Greater Noida Toddler Drowns in Water-Filled Pit as Officials Cite Private Land

Residents had warned authorities in writing about the unfenced, waterlogged site days before the accident.

Overview

  • Police identified the victim as three-year-old Devansh, who slipped into a deep pit near a temple during a community feast and was declared dead at a nearby hospital.
  • No FIR has been filed, the family declined a post-mortem, and the body was released for last rites, according to Greater Noida police.
  • Greater Noida Authority officials inspected the site and said the pit is on privately owned land, which they said limits the agency’s ability to act.
  • The sub-divisional magistrate visited the location and submitted a report to the district magistrate recommending fencing between the waterlogged area and the religious site.
  • Relatives said district officials assured Rs 4 lakh in compensation, and the death follows prior written warnings from locals as well as recent drowning incidents in the region, including Noida’s Sector 150 case.