Bhubaneswar, June 20: After receiving the investigation report of the tragic incident of boy’s death in open drain here, state government has suspended BMC’s drainage division assistant engineer Santosh Kumar Das. Departmental disciplinary action has also been taken against him
Notably, one S K Rajesh, a minor boy, was reportedly playing near the drain at Masjid Colony in Unit III area of the State Capital City while it was raining heavily at around 2 PM on June 18. He reportedly saw a balloon floating on the water. But unfortunately, he was swept away in the drain water.
Later, Rajesh was rescued from a drain in the Laxmisagar area and was rushed to Capital Hospital, where he reportedly breathed his last.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had condoled his death and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh from the State Disaster Response Fund.
