3 min readNew DelhiAug 14, 2026 01:18 AM IST
Two boys, aged nine and 11, drowned in a rainwater-filled pit in Outer Delhi’s Narela area on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place at 100 Foota near the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flats in Narela. According to a preliminary inquiry, the two children, residents of Bawana, had entered the pit to swim.
Police said they rushed to the spot as soon as they were informed about the incident. The children were pulled out of the pit and sent to SRHC Hospital in Narela, where doctors declared them dead, they added.
Local residents claimed that the pit had been dug during construction work and was subsequently filled with rainwater.
Following the incident, the DDA said in a statement that it had secured the vacant plot with a boundary wall to prevent unauthorised access. “However, portions of the boundary wall have been repeatedly damaged by miscreants despite repairs undertaken by DDA. Such incidents of damage, theft and unauthorised activities in the area have also been brought to the notice of the local police through complaints/FIRs and other communications from time to time,” it read.
The statement said DDA has repeatedly taken up the issue of law and order and security in the area with the Delhi Police. “To strengthen policing in the area, DDA has already allotted a flat in Pocket-4 for establishment of a police chowki. Further, two additional LIG flats in Sector G7/G8 have also been offered for setting up a police camp office,” it also read.
The authority said it is extending all necessary cooperation to police, and preventive measures, including strengthening of the boundary and enhanced surveillance of vulnerable vacant plots in the area, are also being examined to avoid recurrence of such incidents.
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Local residents also alleged negligence and sought action to prevent similar tragedies.
The families of the deceased told police that they had left for school on Thursday morning and might have entered the pit for a bath later in the day.
Mamun, a neighbour of the deceased, said the incident came to light after a few other children spotted the boys and raised an alarm.
Police, meanwhile, appealed to parents and guardians to keep a close watch on their children to make sure they do not go near open pits, drains or other water bodies.
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Necessary legal proceedings have been initiated and further inquiry is underway, police added.
(With PTI inputs)
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