A three-year-old girl from Koregaon Khurd village of Pune district fell into a toilet pit and died on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Gatha Nitin Kaduskar (3). The girl was playing at the backyard of her house, near a pit construction site, with other children.
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According to villagers, the toilet pit and nearby area were filled with rainwater due to incessant downpour.
When the girl’s parents realised that their child is missing, they began a frantic search for her along with the villagers, according to the police.
Later, a local resident found the girl’s toys near the pit site and alerted her family members.
Villagers rescued the girl from the pit and rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead before admission.
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