Churaibari, 31 May 2022: A 16-year-old girl, drowned while bathing in a pond. The deceased was identified as Zaida Begum, 16 years old. The incident took place at Ripak Stone Crusher in Kherang Juri area of Ward No.4 Laxminagar Gram Panchayat under Churaibari Police Station in North District.
It is learned that on Tuesday (May 31) at around 3.15 pm, a minor worker of Ripak Stone Crusher in the local area was not found and other workers informed Nizam Uddin, the owner of the crusher. Then the owner of the crusher came to the spot and saw the cloth of the minor in a nearby pond. The fire service was immediately reported to the Premtala fire office. Firefighters rushed to the spot, searched the pond and rescued the minor Zaida Begum from under the water in about 30 minutes and brought her to Kadamtala Social Hospital. The on-duty doctor of the hospital Sandeep Deb declared the minor dead.
The deceased has been identified as Abdul Rashid’s daughter in Khadimpara Ward No. 1 of East Fulbari Gram Panchayat under local police station. Meanwhile, the mother of the deceased minor broke down in tears on hearing the news of her daughter’s death in the hospital premises. Khodeja Bibi, the mother of the deceased, said that her daughter Zaida Ripak used to do stone work in the crusher. She was involved in that work for a few days. However, she did not know how her daughter fell into the water and died.
On the other hand, doctor Sandeep Deb said that the minor girl died before the firefighters brought her to the hospital. Police of Churaibari police station rushed to the spot after receiving the news of the incident. Since the minor girl drowned while working in the crusher, the police are also looking into how the crusher authorities employed the minor.
The body is currently in the morgue of the hospital. The body will be handed over to the family after an autopsy on Wednesday.
Kisan Mallik report, Churaibari
