Special child drowns in pond in Mohali village

Tribune News Service

Mohali, June 27

An eight-year-old specially abled boy drowned in a seasonal pond at Badhmajra village last evening. The body was taken out this morning.

The victim has been identified as Krishna, alias Titu, son of a migrant labourer, Shri Ram, from Uttar Pradesh.

Krishna was playing with other children when he volunteered to bring out a bird’s egg from the swamp. However, he got stuck there and later drowned in the pond.

Children, who were playing with him, informed his elder brother about the incident, who called his father to the spot. Despite a search, the body could not be found yesterday. It was fished out this morning in the presence of police personnel. A case has been registered under Section 174 of the CrPC. According to the victim’s family members, the minor boy was a special child. His mother died three years ago. His elder sister is married and the father works as a daily wager. Eyewitnesses said the child’s clothes were found near the pond this morning.