Bhubaneswar: An assistant engineer of BMC (Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation) drainage division has been placed under suspension in connection with the death of an eight-year-old boy after being swept away in an open drain in Masjid colony of Unit 3 area of the city.
The engineer, Santosh Kumar Dash was suspended for dereliction of duty.
On June 18, the eight-year-old Abu Babar died after being swept away in an open drain during heavy rains in unit 3 of Laxmi Sagar area of Bhubaneswar.
The minor boy was swept away when he rushed to catch a balloon floating on the rainwater, which drifted him into the open drain.
After an hour-long search and rescue operation, the boy was found in the drain near Oscar City in the Laxmisagar area. He was rushed to the Capital Hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead.
