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Tragedy in Latur: Five-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Open Water Tank
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News18•07-10-2026, 22:30
Tragedy in Latur: Five-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Open Water Tank
- •A five-year-old boy named Shantanu Varwate tragically drowned after falling into an open water tank while playing near his house.
- •The incident occurred in Kashilingeswar Nagar, Latur, where the child was visiting his maternal grandparents with his mother.
- •According to police, the boy was playing marbles with other children on Tuesday when he accidentally slipped into the tank in an adjoining premises.
- •He was rushed for medical help after being pulled out of the water, but doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
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A five-year-old boy named Shantanu Varwate drowned after accidentally falling into an open water tank while playing near his house in Latur.
The boy was visiting his maternal grandparents' home in Kashilingeswar Nagar, Latur, along with his mother, while his parents normally live in Pune.
He was playing marbles with other children near the house on Tuesday in adjoining premises when he accidentally fell into the open water tank.