Hyderabad: A 2-year-old boy drowned in a sump in Medipally. Gandikota Rakshit, drowned in a sump in his neighbor’s house.
His father G. Bhaskar was a cab driver and mother G. Kavitha was a homemaker, living in a small room in Shiva Sai Residency, Buddha Nagar, Medipally and working as caretaker.
Inspector of police Anji Reddy, Medipally, said, “The child used to go to neighbour’s house to play with his friends. On Friday evening however, he drowned in the sump as the sump was not covered properly.
She alerted her neighbours and they shifted the victim to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.
The police have registered a case under Section 304 (a) of the IPC against the house owner and further investigation is underway.
The police have handed over the body to the family members after conducting a post mortem at Gandhi Hospital.
