Padappai: A 4-year-old boy who was playing near the swimming pool in a hotel complex accidentally fell into the pool, drowned in the water, and died.
Sakthivel, a resident of Krishna Temple Street in Vanchuvancheri near Padappai, is the father of Niranjan (4). Sakthivel works at a puncture shop in Panruti.
It is said that relatives who had come from Kumbakonam for a baby shower ceremony held at the house of a relative of Tamilkumaran, who lives near the child Niranjan's home, were staying at a private hotel on Padappai Pushpagiri Main Road.
When Tamilkumaran came to the hotel to see them, he had also brought the boy, Niranjan. It is said that at that time, the boy was playing in the hotel premises.
The boy, who was playing near the swimming pool, unexpectedly slipped and fell into the pool and drowned. Those present there immediately rescued the boy and took him by ambulance to the Tambaram Government Hospital for treatment. However, doctors said that the boy had already died.
The police at the informed police station are conducting an investigation. Police are also probing how the boy fell into the swimming pool, who was with him at the time, whether adequate safety arrangements had been made around the pool, and whether staff were on duty for supervision. The incident, in which the boy lost his life unexpectedly while visiting for a happy occasion, has caused deep sorrow.
