4-year-old falls into open sewer in outer Delhi, search on for nearly 48 hours

A four-year-old boy who fell into an open sewer in Delhi's Ranhola area on Tuesday afternoon remained untraced on Thursday morning, nearly two days after the incident, even as rescue teams continued their search for him.The development comes amid confusion over the child's whereabouts, with reports on Wednesday claiming that his dismembered body had been recovered from a water treatment plant in capital's Nilothi.However, the Delhi Police in a statement on Thursday morning clarified that the child has not yet been traced or recovered from the sewer and rescue efforts are continuing.According to the police, information about the incident was received at around 3.21 pm on November 10. The four-year-old was accompanying his mother at the time of the incident. According to the police, the child was walking towards the drain to relieve himself when he accidentally fell into an open sewer manhole.The sewer line runs alongside the service road adjoining the drain. The incident triggered an extensive rescue operation, with teams from the Fire Department and NDRF reaching the spot to trace the child. Police personnel also joined the operation.The search has been particularly challenging given the sewer's connection to the adjoining drain and the network through which the child may have travelled. Rescue teams have been working to locate and retrieve him.Police have registered a case under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with causing death by negligence. Further investigation is underway.- EndsInputs by Om Pratap Shukla