Tragedy as open manhole claims 6-year-old’s life in Karachi
Boy’s body retrieved from drain passing under Korangi bridge around 2km away from site of tragedy, say police
KARACHI: In a tragic incident, a six-year-old boy died after falling into an open manhole in Karachi’s Shah Faisal Colony on Sunday, confirmed police and his family.
Ibad was playing near a marriage hall when he suddenly fell in an uncovered gutter and drowned, the police said, adding that his body was retrieved from a drain passing under the Korangi bridge, around two kilometres away from the site of the tragedy.
The victim was a resident of the Kala Pul area and arrived at his uncle’s house in Shah Faisal Colony to attend an “Aqeeqa ceremony”, the police added. The officials said that the ill-fated boy’s father works in Dubai.
The victim’s family, however, said that they did not want any legal course of action.
Despite 19 children losing their lives after falling in uncovered manholes in Karachi alone during the previous year, the fresh tragic incident is a question mark over the performance of concerned authorities.
Meanwhile, Sindh Governor Governor Kamran Tessori took notice of the shocking incident and asked Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab to take measures to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
During the telephonic conversation, the governor stressed the need for joint and comprehensive strategy to deal with the issue. He said that the open manholes in the metropolis had become “dangerous”.
The Karachi mayor apprised the governor that they were focused on fixing the manholes in the metropolis.
