Boy dies after falling in elevator pit in Hyderabad

A nine-year-old boy fell down into an elevator pit and succumbed to injuries here at an apartment in Raidurgam on Sunday evening.

S Dhanush had moved to TVS Lake View Apartment at the Panchvati colony a month ago and was residing on the fourth floor with his family. He was playing near the lift around 5 pm and tried to peep down into the elevator pit.

However, his elder sister saw this and caught hold of him, but the elevator which moved down to the fourth floor hit the boy who fell into the pit. Dhanush sustained grievous injuries and died on the spot.

The police registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and shifted the body to Osmania General Hospital mortuary. It is learned that Dhanush's father who works as a temple priest had plans to enroll his son in a Gurukul next year.