Gurugram, Two minor girls drowned after entering an unlined water pond in Sector 71 here, while two others were rescued, police said on Wednesday.
In a complaint to the police, the father of one of the deceased girls, Ram Vinay Mahto, alleged that there was no proper boundary wall around the pond, which belongs to a builder company, and that only corrugated iron sheets had been installed, with gaps left between them. He sought legal action against those responsible for the alleged negligence. A police team reached the spot after receiving information about the incident and gathered details about the sequence of events. “The police team is currently investigating the facts surrounding the incident, the available evidence and all aspects related to the alleged negligence.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon, between 12.30 pm and 1 pm, when the four girls went to bathe in a pond in Fazilpur, Sector 71, police said. A security guard, Veer Singh, told the police that the two girls had been pulled out of the water and taken to a hospital in Sector 10, where doctors declared them dead, police said. Based on the father’s complaint, a case has been registered at the Badshahpur police station under Sections 106 and 3 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , they added.
An FIR has been registered at the Badshahpur police station in connection with the incident, they said. Appropriate legal action will be taken against anyone found to be legally responsible during the course of the investigation,” said Kuldeep Kumar, ACP, Badshahpur.
