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3-Year-Old Toddler's Body Found in Roof Water Tank in Birbhum
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News18•05-10-2026, 17:44
3-Year-Old Toddler's Body Found in Roof Water Tank in Birbhum
- •The lifeless body of a 3-year-old child was recovered from a water tank on the roof of a house in Intalapara, Margram, Birbhum.
- •The child lived at home with his grandfather, mother, and aunt, while his father works as a mason in Chennai.
- •The toddler went missing in the morning, leading to a frantic search by the family and neighbors for about two hours.
- •The mother, Khushi Khatun, found the child floating in the 1,000-liter water tank on the roof after last seeing him enter her sister-in-law's room.
- •Police sent the body for an autopsy to Rampurhat Medical College and Hospital and have launched a full investigation into the incident.
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The lifeless body of a 3-year-old child was found floating inside a 1,000-liter water tank on the roof of a house in the Intalapara area of Margram, Birbhum. After being rescued and taken to the health centre, he was declared dead.
At the time of the incident, the child's mother Khushi Khatun and her sister-in-law were at home, while the child's grandfather and his wife had gone to the market for ritual-related shopping after the recent death of the child's grandmother.
Police suspect that the child died from drowning after climbing onto the roof and falling into the tank, noting that a small stool was placed next to the tank and its lid was open. The exact cause of death will be confirmed following the autopsy report.
