Nine-Year-Old Dies After Being Sucked Into Drain at Lahore Water Park

Overview

• Police say the child was pulled into an uncovered pool drainage pipe by suction while staff were draining a pool, and rescue teams found her after roughly 40 to 50 minutes but she could not be revived.
• The victim’s mother filed a manslaughter FIR under Section 322 of the Pakistan Penal Code and named the park manager, security in-charge and CCTV in-charge, all of whom were arrested.
• The Lahore district administration sealed Sozo Water Park and suspended its activities, with officials saying the facility lacked required fitness and safety arrangements and that no safety net covered the drainage opening.
• DIG Operations Faisal Kamran has opened a probe to determine whether staff began draining the pool while children were still inside and to assign responsibility if safety rules were ignored, and he said strict action would follow confirmed negligence.
• The case highlights recurring safety failures at private swimming facilities in Punjab and has drawn attention to the human cost of lax oversight as the girl was her parents’ only daughter who had recently returned from Dubai.