NEW DELHI: A 4-year-old boy died after getting stuck in the lift gate at Muktaba Apartments under Asif Nagar Police Station in Hyderabad on Wednesday night, police confirmed on Thursday.
The incident occurred around 10 pm.
The deceased was identified as Narender, son of the apartment’s watchman.
Police reported that the boy was playing in the lift when someone activated the button, causing the lift to ascend while Narender was caught in the lift gate.
Recently, an ASP-ranked police officer perished after plummeting into a lift shaft at an apartment complex in Sircilla town on Monday night.
The deceased officer, Thota Gangaram, aged 59, served as commandant of the 17th Police Battalion at Sardapur in Rajanna Sircilla district. Prior to this role, he had worked as the chief security officer at the secretariat.
This marks the second lift-related accident in the state within a month. Previously, in February, a six-year-old boy lost his life after getting trapped between the elevator and wall at an apartment complex in Masab Tank whilst receiving medical treatment.
The incident occurred when Gangaram visited his colleague, Sircilla DSP Chandrasekhar Reddy’s flat, situated near the new bus stand in Sircilla town.
After concluding their meeting, he proceeded towards the lift on the third floor. Upon opening the grill doors, he stepped forward believing the lift had arrived, resulting in his fall into the shaft.