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Toddler Tragically Dies After Falling Into Open Drain in Palghar
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News18•17-10-2026, 16:00
Toddler Tragically Dies After Falling Into Open Drain in Palghar
- •A two-year-old boy named Ankush Shahdev Turiya died after falling into an open, nine-foot-deep drain in Palghar district.
- •The incident took place on Thursday while the toddler was playing outside his house at Vihar Colony in Vasai East.
- •Local youths rescued the child from the drain, which channels water from Tungareshwar Hills and Golani Naka industrial area.
- •The boy was rushed to a civic health centre by his father, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
- •Waliv police station has registered a case of accidental death and launched an ongoing investigation.
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A two-year-old boy named Ankush Shahdev Turiya died after slipping and falling into an open, nine-foot-deep drain while playing outside his house at Vihar Colony in the Vasai East area.
The open drain where the tragic incident occurred carries water from the Tungareshwar Hills and the Golani Naka industrial area.
According to sub-inspector Pravin Jagtap of Waliv police station, a case of accidental death has been registered and an official probe has been launched.
