7-year-old drowns in Madh hotel pool

The Malwani police have registered a case against the lifeguard of a four-star hotel in Madh island for allegedly causing death of a seven-year-old boy owing to negligence. The body of the deceased was found floating in the pool on Saturday.

According to police, Idris Khokhar a resident of Prabhat colony in Santacruz, died in a pool at The Retreat Hotel and Convention Centre in Madh Island. Tasneem, mother of the victim had planned the outing along with her friends.

There were six children playing in the resort when Idris went missing. The other visitors informed Idris’s sister Zahra,14 about the incident.

The Malwani police sent the body for post mortem and registered a case of accidental death. 

Shrirang Nadgowda, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Malwani division), said, “We have taken the complaint of the parents and have registered the case against the lifeguard for failing to save the life of the child.”

“We have acquired the CCTV camera footage and are probing the case further,” added Nadgowda.