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Kolkata Toddler Dies After Fall Into Open Lift Shaft at Under-Construction Building

Police are treating the case as an apparent accident pending autopsy results.

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.