A four-year-old boy died after falling into a sewer in Ranhola, in the outer areas of Delhi. His body was recovered on Wednesday after nearly 24 hours of search and rescue operations.
 

According to the police, Ranhola police station received information at around 3.21 pm on Tuesday that a child had fallen into a sewer while playing. Following the alert, teams from the fire brigade and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) launched a search operation.
 

An official said the incident took place near a drain, with a sewer line running alongside the service road. During the search, rescue teams followed the drain and sewer line and reached the Nilothi Water Treatment Plant in Nihal Vihar on Wednesday.
 

The child's body was found there in several pieces. It was retrieved from the site and sent to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital for a postmortem examination. Police said a DNA test would be conducted to confirm the child's identity.
 

According to the police, the boy had accompanied his mother from a lane near Som Bazaar in Mohan Garden to Das Garden Park. He reportedly fell into the sewer while moving towards the drain.
 

A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway.