Overview
- Police say a 21-month-old was choked in a Mukherji Nagar park on Friday afternoon after neighbors raised the alarm.
- A local resident rescued the child and rushed him to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
- The woman identified as the child’s maternal aunt was found unconscious at the scene and taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital.
- A homicide case has been registered, the body was sent for post-mortem, and officers are collecting videos and witness statements, including from a park gardener.
- The child had been visiting his mother’s family in the area from Old Seelampur during Ramzan, and the PCR call to police came from his maternal uncle.