Police said the girl had come with her parents to attend a religious function (Representational)
Thane:
A 3-year-old girl died after falling into a pit dug for highway construction in Thane district on Thursday, a police officer said.
He told that the girl from Meera Bhayandar area had come with her parents to attend a religious program at Balayani in Kalyan.
“Rehmunisa Riaz Shaikh fell into a water-filled pit in the Titwala section of the under-construction Vadodara-JNPT highway. She was playing nearby. Her body was found by the family after some time, when she was not seen around, they conducted a search.” He said.
“A case has been registered against the contractor firm in-charge of construction at the site,” said an official from Titwala police station.
A resident said there were no barricades at the site, while former corporator Mayur Patil claimed the contractor’s negligence was evident in the incident.
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