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3-Year-Old Nandini Drowns in Rain-Filled Basement While Playing in Lucknow
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News18•06-10-2026, 23:48
3-Year-Old Nandini Drowns in Rain-Filled Basement While Playing in Lucknow
- •A 3-year-old innocent girl named Nandini tragically died after drowning in a water-filled basement in the BKT area of Lucknow.
- •The incident occurred near the Banke Nagar intersection under the Mahingwan police station where her father works as a laborer.
- •Nandini was playing with other children near her home when she accidentally fell into an open basement filled with rainwater.
- •The family took her body to their native place in Sitapur without conducting a post-mortem or informing the police.
- •Local residents expressed deep anger and raised serious safety concerns over open and unprotected water-logged basements.
Key Questions Answered
Nandini died after falling into an open, rain-filled basement while playing with other children near her home and drowning due to the high water level.
No, the family did not inform the police and took the child's body to their native place in Sitapur without getting a post-mortem done.
Local residents expressed anger and raised serious safety concerns regarding open and water-filled basements during the monsoon, noting that adequate safety arrangements were lacking.
