According to police, the incident occurred near Garam Chashma in Union Committee No. 2, where first grader Inayah Amin slipped into the manhole while returning home with classmates after school. Other children raised alarm, prompting a passerby to rescue her in time. The manhole was four to five feet deep luckily with little sewage water.
The child’s parents rushed to the school after learning about the incident. The police also reached the site immediately. SHO Manghopir Zubair Nawaz confirmed that ‘several manholes in the area are uncovered’, adding that the girl was saved only because of the timely action of a passerby.
Town Chairman Nawaz Brohi was also called to the spot. He said, manhole covers had been handed over to the UC chairman but questioned why they had not been placed.
A day ago, three-year-old Amara fell into an uncovered manhole in Baldia Town’s Sector 12-D. However, area people rushed to the site and managed to pull her out. The girl sustained minor injuries.
According to area people, although the viral footage triggered civic officials to place a cover on the manhole involved in the incident, several others in the neighbourhood still remain uncovered.
Even the tragedy in which a toddler lost his life after falling into an uncovered manhole ner NIPA failed to jolt civic authorities out of their apathy, as no action has been taken to prevent such fatal incidents.