Overview
- The child, identified as Pritam Rajbanshi, was found unconscious at the bottom of the shaft at 4/51 Convent Lane and was declared "brought dead" at NRS Medical College and Hospital.
- He had accompanied his mother to the fourth-floor terrace to collect clothes, and she asked him to go downstairs before discovering he was missing.
- His father lodged a missing-person report at Entally police station, prompting a search that located the boy in the building’s vacant lift duct.
- Preliminary findings indicate severe head injuries consistent with a fall from height, and police say there are no signs of foul play at this stage.
- Local reporting highlights concerns about safety at under-construction sites, and municipal officials say an inquiry is examining possible lapses, including an uncovered lift duct.