'I Was Cooking...': Mother Recalls Moments Before 2-Year-Old Drowned In Pune Trench

Summary

A two-year-old boy drowned after falling into a rainwater and sewage filled trench in Maharashtra's Pune district on June 30. The child, identified as Soham Lakhan Kasbe, was playing near his home when he accidentally fell into the nearly three-foot deep trench, which had been dug to facilitate the flow of rainwater. The incident has prompted police to book a contractor for alleged negligence, and an investigation is underway to ascertain responsibility for the safety lapses.