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Karachi toddler's body fished out of manhole
The boy fell into an uncovered manhole near Nipa Chowrangi; body recovered 14 hours later amid protests and official inquiry ordered by Karachi authorities.
- Rescue officials confirmed on Monday that the three-year-old boy's body was recovered around 14 hours after the accident in a drain about one kilometre from the incident site.
- A local account says the child ran ahead and slipped into an uncovered manhole outside a departmental store near Nipa Chowrangi around 11pm on Sunday, officials said.
- Rescue teams began searching soon after the fall but halted due to lack of machinery, prompting residents of Nipa Chowrangi to provide heavy machinery and continue excavation, while the father complained and Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation was directed to investigate.
- Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab ordered an inquiry on Monday after residents of Nipa Chowrangi protested by blocking roads and burning tyres towards Hassan Square, and officials warned action against negligent officers.
- Mehmoodul Hasan, grandfather, said the boy was the couple's only son, the boy's mother reportedly fell unconscious, and officials pledged to assist the family while offering condolences.
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