New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) A three-year-old boy drowned in an open drain while playing outside his house in northeast Delhi's Khajuri Khas area on Friday afternoon, an official said on Friday.

The child, identified as Vishwajit Kumar, was playing with his elder sister (8) when the incident happened, he said.

Also Read | JJP Leader Shot Dead in Panipat: Ravindra Minna Shot Dead in Haryana, 2 Others Injured.

The boy's father, identified as Ramvilas Singh, works as a peon, he added.

The Khajuri Khas police station received information about the incident at around 1:40 pm on Friday, he said.

Also Read | SCTEVT Diploma Result 2025 for Winter Semester Released at sctevtodisha.nic.in, Know Steps To Download Scorecard and Other Important Details.

A police team reached the spot at Gali Number 22, where they found that the child had fallen into the drain, he added. He was immediately taken out and sent to JPC Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead, the official said.

A case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered, and further investigation is underway, police added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)