In yet another incident of crime against children, the body of a nine-year-old girl was found in the swimming pool of an apartment complex off Varthur-Gunjur road in Bengaluru's tech corridor under mysterious circumstances, police said on Friday.
Residents of the apartment complex have claimed that the girl accidentally fell into the swimming pool after coming into contact with a live wire dangling from a light pole near the pool. However, whether the exact cause of death is drowning or electrocution can be ascertained only through a post-mortem examination, police said, adding that they're awaiting the report.
In his complaint, the victim's father said he suspects that his daughter drowned after she accidentally fell into the swimming pool around 7.30 pm on Thursday, a senior police officer said. The girl was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead, he said.
"There have been claims of electrocution. However, there were no visible injury marks on her body. We are investigating the matter from all angles but we cannot ascertain the exact cause of death until we receive the post-mortem report," he said. Following the incident, the residents of the apartment staged a protest and demanded justice for the girl.
"We want justice for my daughter. We want to know the truth behind her death. We want the police to probe the matter and fix responsibility," the father of the girl told reporters, adding that this should not happen to any other child.
(With inputs from PTI)
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