US EditionKMC Report Blames BRT Excavation for Toddler’s Death in Open Manhole
KMC investigation blames Red Line Bus Rapid Transit project and store management for fatal uncovered manhole, with rescue delayed nearly 12 hours after incident.
- On December 1, 2025, three-year-old Ibrahim fell into an uncovered manhole outside a departmental store at Nipa, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation reported.
- KMC's probe found non-standard temporary 2×2 feet square covers used on Nipa to Aziz Bhatti Park road, with BRT excavations creating pits later paved over without clearance.
- Residents called for help and then hired a crane themselves while rescue volunteers from Edhi and Chhipa lacked expertise; the body was later retrieved about 1.5 kilometres downstream in the drainage channel.
- Officials arrived nearly 12 hours later, prompting outrage as opposition lawmakers and netizens condemned the administrative machinery for negligence and incompetence.
- Findings raise questions about safety practices and accountability as Karachi Metropolitan Corporation says BRT construction damaged the drainage system from Nipa to Aziz Bhatti Park and one cover was reportedly left open.
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KMC report blames BRT excavation for toddler’s death in open manhole
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has held Red Line BRT authorities and the management of a private departmental store, Chase Up, responsible for the death of three-year-old Ibrahim, who fell into an open manhole near Nipa Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal on Sunday night. The child’s body was recovered after a 14-hour search near Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology. View this post on Instagram Acc…
BRT project, department store jointly responsible for child's fatal manhole fall: KMC
Reports cites BRT's failure to obtain clearance, notification for work.BRT, store's management's carelessness behind tragic incident.Pits excavated by BRT officials and subsequently paved over.KARACHI: Amid public anger over the death of...
Karachi officials suspended after three-year-old dies in open manhole
The Sindh Local Government Department on Wednesday suspended multiple officials following the death of a three-year-old child who fell into an open manhole in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. The tragic incident occurred near the Nipa flyover on Sunday night, claiming the life of the boy, who was the only child of his parents. Eyewitnesses reported that the manhole had been uncovered for several days. Locals pooled money to bring machinery in a d…
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