<p>An eight-year-old boy was found dead in the sump of a building under construction at Muneshwara Nagar, Devarajeevanahalli (DJ Halli) in the early hours of Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Wajid Pasha, son of Irshad Pasha, a welder and a resident of Muneshwara Nagar, off Shyampura Main Road, is the deceased.<br /><br />Wajid was studying in class II at S P Mariyam School in the locality. On Tuesday afternoon, he returned home from school at 3:30 pm and had his lunch. He went out to play with his friends, after taking a five-rupee note from his mother to buy biscuits.<br /><br />His mother panicked when he did not return home even by nightfall. The family began searching for the boy and enquired his friends, neighbours and relatives. They lodged a missing complaint at the DJ Halli police station. The police joined the family in searching for the boy throughout the night, but to no avail. <br /><br />On Wednesday, one of the labourers working at an under-construction building nearby came out screaming after seeing the body of a young boy floating in the sump. <br /><br />The boy’s family and the police rushed to the spot and the body was identified to be that of Wajid. <br /><br />The police suspect the boy may have fallen into the sump accidentally while playing with his friends on Tuesday afternoon. <br /><br />Autopsy was conducted at Dr B R Ambedkar Medical College hospital and the body was handed over to the family by evening. Wajid’s grandfather Afsar Pasha told Deccan Herald, “He was a very bright boy. We lost him to fate.”<br /><br />Police said the sump was left open without a lid. They have booked a case of negligence against Ansar Parveen, the owner of the building. He has been detained for questioning. <br /><br />Molestation attempt <br /><br />A middle-aged man allegedly attempted to molest a minor girl in Anekal on Wednesday. A few local residents reportedly caught him, thrashed him and handed him over to the police. <br /><br />The victim was sent to the hospital for medical examination, according to sources.<br />“Nothing can be said till we get the medical report,” the Anekal police said.<br /><br />It is said that the suspect was heavily drunk and managed to take the victim with him to a nearby grove. The victim came out weeping minutes later and narrated the incident to a few passersby who rushed into the grove and caught him. <br /></p>
<p>An eight-year-old boy was found dead in the sump of a building under construction at Muneshwara Nagar, Devarajeevanahalli (DJ Halli) in the early hours of Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Wajid Pasha, son of Irshad Pasha, a welder and a resident of Muneshwara Nagar, off Shyampura Main Road, is the deceased.<br /><br />Wajid was studying in class II at S P Mariyam School in the locality. On Tuesday afternoon, he returned home from school at 3:30 pm and had his lunch. He went out to play with his friends, after taking a five-rupee note from his mother to buy biscuits.<br /><br />His mother panicked when he did not return home even by nightfall. The family began searching for the boy and enquired his friends, neighbours and relatives. They lodged a missing complaint at the DJ Halli police station. The police joined the family in searching for the boy throughout the night, but to no avail. <br /><br />On Wednesday, one of the labourers working at an under-construction building nearby came out screaming after seeing the body of a young boy floating in the sump. <br /><br />The boy’s family and the police rushed to the spot and the body was identified to be that of Wajid. <br /><br />The police suspect the boy may have fallen into the sump accidentally while playing with his friends on Tuesday afternoon. <br /><br />Autopsy was conducted at Dr B R Ambedkar Medical College hospital and the body was handed over to the family by evening. Wajid’s grandfather Afsar Pasha told Deccan Herald, “He was a very bright boy. We lost him to fate.”<br /><br />Police said the sump was left open without a lid. They have booked a case of negligence against Ansar Parveen, the owner of the building. He has been detained for questioning. <br /><br />Molestation attempt <br /><br />A middle-aged man allegedly attempted to molest a minor girl in Anekal on Wednesday. A few local residents reportedly caught him, thrashed him and handed him over to the police. <br /><br />The victim was sent to the hospital for medical examination, according to sources.<br />“Nothing can be said till we get the medical report,” the Anekal police said.<br /><br />It is said that the suspect was heavily drunk and managed to take the victim with him to a nearby grove. The victim came out weeping minutes later and narrated the incident to a few passersby who rushed into the grove and caught him. <br /></p>