India News | West Bengal: 2-year-old Girl Killed as Concrete Window Shed Collapses on Her

Howrah (WB), May 17 (PTI) A two-year-old girl was killed after a concrete window shed collapsed and fell on her in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday, police said.

The incident happened in Ramchandrapur in Garchumuk police outpost area, they said.

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Afrin Khatun went to her maternal uncle's house in Ramchandrapur on Tuesday evening along with her family. During Monday's thunderstorm, the branch of a tree fell on the window shed of the house. However, it was not removed even after two days.

When Afrin was playing with a few kids, the window shed came crashing down on her along with the branch, police said.

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The body was sent for post-mortem examination, they said.

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