Contractor held after 6-year-old drowns in pit in Greater Noida; 2 officials removed
A 6-year-old boy drowned in a 10-feet-deep water-filled pit in Kaladham Society, Greater Noida's Knowledge Park 2.
Contractor Manoj Jain, 53, was arrested for negligence; a complaint was filed at Knowledge Park police station.
Greater Noida Authority removed water department supervisor Akash Kumar and technical supervisor Jonny Kumar from duties.
The contractor company was blacklisted; the supervisor and technical supervisor were prioritized for inclusion in the FIR.
The pit was dug by Greater Noida Authority for a borewell two days earlier, lacking signboards or barricading.
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