five-year-old boy allegedly drowned inside a swimming pool located in a Gurugram residency building in Sector-37D on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.
The minor was spotted by one of the two lifeguards after a few minutes, and he jumped inside the pool to bring him out. (Representative file photo)
According to police, the incident took place at about 6pm and the child lived with his parents and grandparents on the fifth floor of Tower J in the society.
Investigators said that the minor had reached the swimming pool with his grandmother.
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After some time, the grandmother returned to the apartment to collect some items, leaving the child alone near the pool with at least two lifeguards present nearby.
Police, quoting the allegations of the family members of the deceased minor, said that the boy was initially in the pool which was meant for use by children and had shallow depth.
However, he later moved to the other pool meant for adults which had more depth where he allegedly drowned.
A senior police official said that the minor was spotted by one of the two lifeguards after a few minutes, and he jumped inside the pool to bring him out.
“However, the boy was unresponsive, and no attempts were made immediately on the pool side to resuscitate him. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital where the doctors declared him dead on arrival,” he said, adding that CCTV camera footage of
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