The residents of Mahatma Phule Nagar, Mankhurd mourned the loss of two individuals, a six-year-old boy who drowned in a 9 ft pit, and his cousin’s brother, who allegedly took his own life due to the unbearable grief. The Vashi Government Railway Police (GRP) filed an FIR against the supervisor responsible for the pit’s maintenance and apprehended two suspects involved. Both the victim’s grandmother and residents accused the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) of negligence, holding it accountable for the tragic incident.

“The pothole was dug by the MRVC and they had not placed any signboards, nor was a watchman appointed in the area. Today it was my grandchild, tomorrow it could be someone else. We demand strict action against all the alleged accused,” said Sulochana Shegavkar, the grandmother of the victim.