An 11-year-old girl on Thursday died after her dupatta allegedly got entangled in a rod, in her Mira Road home.
The victim, while playing with her sister, climbed on an empty gas cylinder when her dupatta got entangled on a rod on the ceiling and she lost balance. We are still awaiting the post-mortem report, said a senior police inspector.
Senior police inspector Sanjay Hazare of Kashimira police station, said, “Her sister informed their mother who was in the other room, while their father, a security guard, was at work on night shift. Neighbours rushed for help after they heard the victim’s mother scream. They pulled down the victim and took her to a hospital where she was declared dead. We have registered a case of accidental death and are awaiting the post mortem report.”