7-yr-old falls into sewage plant chasing ball, dies

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsA seven-year-old boy fell into a sewage treatment plant of Panimalar Engineering College near Poonamallee here on Thursday and died.Police said a private contractor had undertaken the construction of additional buildings for the college.At 10.45 am, Ajay Deshmuk apparently threw a ball into the sewage treatment plant and jumped inside hoping to fish it out. Onlookers at the site rushed to the plant and rescued Ajay who had drowned. He was rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, where he was declared ‘brought dead’.Police said the tank was left open, while the workers said it could have been closed at least by a mesh to avoid such incidents. Police are investigating.Small-time Actor Held in Cheating CaseCentral Crime Branch (CCB) Police on Wednesday arrested a junior film actor in a cheating case here.Sources said Bavan Kumar (25) of Valasaravakkam, who has acted in a couple of films in Tamil and Telugu, had collected `5 lakh from M Manikandan of Ayanavaram in 2009, promising jobs through his tinseltown connections. Bavan Kumar has so far not returned the money and threatened Manikandan of dire consequences when he demanded it.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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A seven-year-old boy fell into a sewage treatment plant of Panimalar Engineering College near Poonamallee here on Thursday and died.

Police said a private contractor had undertaken the construction of additional buildings for the college.

At 10.45 am, Ajay Deshmuk apparently threw a ball into the sewage treatment plant and jumped inside hoping to fish it out. Onlookers at the site rushed to the plant and rescued Ajay who had drowned. He was rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, where he was declared ‘brought dead’.

Police said the tank was left open, while the workers said it could have been closed at least by a mesh to avoid such incidents. Police are investigating.

Small-time Actor Held in Cheating Case

Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police on Wednesday arrested a junior film actor in a cheating case here.

Sources said Bavan Kumar (25) of Valasaravakkam, who has acted in a couple of films in Tamil and Telugu, had collected `5 lakh from M Manikandan of Ayanavaram in 2009, promising jobs through his tinseltown connections. Bavan Kumar has so far not returned the money and threatened Manikandan of dire consequences when he demanded it.