Contractor held after 6-year-old drowns in pit in Gr Noida; 2 officials removed
A six-year-old boy drowned in a 10‑foot pit in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park 2. The contractor responsible for the pit was arrested and the water department supervisor and technical supervisor were removed from duties. Authorities have launched an investigation and filed a FIR for negligence.
- ▪The incident occurred on Saturday evening when the child fell into a water‑filled pit that had been dug for a borewell near his home.
- ▪Contractor Manoj Jain, 53, was arrested on charges of negligence, and his company has been blacklisted.
- ▪The Greater Noida Authority’s water department supervisor Akash Kumar and technical supervisor Jonny Kumar were removed from active duties and may be included in the FIR.
- ▪Police registered a case under sections 105 and 115 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are investigating senior officials for possible negligence.
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- ▪ 6-year-old boy drowns in water-filled pit in Greater Noida; contractor held — Times of India
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HomeNextContractor held after 6-year-old drowns in pit in Gr Noida; 2 officials removedThe Greater Noida Authority said in a statement that it had also filed a complaint against the contractor at the Knowledge Park police stationUpdated on: Jul 26, 2026, 16:38:23 ISTBy Arun Singh, Greater NoidaPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link A 53-year-old contractor, was arrested, while the supervisor and technical supervisor of the Greater Noida Authority were removed from their duties on Sunday in connection with the death of a six-year-old boy who drowned in a 10-feet-deep water-filled pit inside a residential society in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park 2 late Saturday evening.The victim, a resident of Kaladham Society in Knowledge Park 2, died after drowning in a 10-feet-deep water-filled pit on…
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