Boy drowns in Congress leader's chemical tank

A 10-year-old boy was killed after he fell in a tank used for cleaning bottles containing chemicals for a local Congress leader's plant.

A 10-year-old boy was killed after he fell in a tank used for cleaning bottles containing chemicals for a local Congress leader's plant.

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According to the police, Bilal fell in the pool in Nasib Vihar Colony in Loni on Friday evening while playing and became unconscious. He later passed away at a hospital on Saturday, they added.

Police said the pool, which was left open and unattended, was being used to clean bottles containing chemicals for local Congress leader Laxman Bajaj's plant. The Congress leader could not be reached for his reactions.