Updated On: 05 August, 2024 09:18 PM IST | Ahmednagar | mid-day online correspondent
The family learned that the 4-year-old boy had fallen into the manhole after checking CCTV footage from a nearby bakery near their home in Ahmednagar.

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A four-year-old boy in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra died after falling into a manhole while playing. A CCTV video, which has gone viral, shows how the toddler slipped into the manhole, which was covered with a makeshift slab, stated media reports.
The video shows the child falling down the manhole as soon as he stepped on the badly fitted lid. According to the media reports, the incident happened on Sunday at 6 pm, as he was playing near his home. When he did not return, his family discovered he was missing and began searching the neighbourhood, reports further stated.