Mumbai:
Sunday turned out to be a black day for a Borivli family that had gone to attend a condolence meet in Kora Kendra Hall. During the proceedings, a three-year-old girl of the family climbed up a statue at the venue, but it accidentally fell on her, resulting in her death.
According to police, on Sunday evening, Jitendra Nandlal Mehta, 40, a resident of Punit Apartments near SV Road, Majithiya Nagar, in Kandivli (West), along with his wife and daughter Vishwa had gone to attend a condolence meet at the hall in Borivli (West).
Around 300 people had gathered at the hall and were paying homage to a relative who had passed away. While Vishwa's parents were interacting with other visitors, she wandered out and started playing with a statue kept near the gate.
"She climbed up the statue, lost her balance and fell on the floor. The wooden structure, which weighs around 50 kg, also fell on her, due to which Vishwa sustained severe head injuries. On hearing her screams, people rushed to help her and took her to Bhagwati Hospital nearby, where she was declared dead on admission," said a police officer.
"We visited the venue and after inspecting the spot where the incident took place, we found that it was a mishap. No one is responsible for it and the parents have also not blamed anyone," said police inspector Annasaheb Rajmane of the Kandivli police station.
Santosh Vingule, manager of Kora Kendra Hall, said, "This incident has sent us all into a state of shock. There are two statues which are around 20 years old and such an incident has never occurred in the past at the hall. After this mishap, we have thought of putting up a board requesting people not to linger around the statue and keep their children away from it. We will figure out what other precautions we can take to avoid such an incident in the future."
One of Mehta's relatives told DNA, "The incident occurred when Vishwa was playing and we hold no one responsible."
The Borivli police have registered a case of accidental death. "The victim's family has donated her eyes to the Bhagwati Hospital," said a police officer.
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