A 10-year-old visually impaired girl remains missing five days after reportedly falling into a drainage line near Pirana on the road from Vishala to Narol in Ahmedabad, with the city fire department continuing search operations and the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee seeking a police case against officials responsible for site safety and maintenance.
The incident took place near Pirana Crossroads, close to the dumping station. More than 90 hours after the accident, the girl has not been traced, according to a report by Gujarat Samachar. Fire department personnel are continuing efforts to locate her in the drainage system.
The Congress submitted an application at Narol police station seeking an investigation into alleged negligence by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s engineering department and other responsible officials. The application was submitted by Rajesh T. Soni, general secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee.
The complaint seeks an inquiry into the work of the municipal engineering department and other civic agencies, as well as the safety arrangements and supervision at the location. It asks investigators to determine whether adequate protection was in place around the drainage line and whether the road and adjoining infrastructure were being maintained in a manner that protected residents.
The Congress has also asked the police to examine whether complaints about the location had been made earlier, what the maintenance and work records show, and which officials or employees were responsible for supervision. It has called for the roles of engineering department officers and staff assigned to monitor the site to be examined.
The application further seeks the registration of a case under applicable provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita if the investigation establishes negligence or a failure to provide adequate safety measures. The party has said that any official found responsible should face legal action irrespective of rank.
The police complaint is a demand for investigation and does not by itself establish criminal liability. The supplied report does not include a response from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the engineering department or Narol police on the allegations. It also does not provide details of the drainage line’s ownership, the condition of the opening or the specific rescue measures being used.
For residents, the incident has placed attention on a basic municipal responsibility: ensuring that drainage infrastructure along public roads is secured, maintained and monitored. The immediate official action reported so far remains the fire department’s continuing search for the missing child. The next stated steps are the completion of the search operation and a police inquiry into the circumstances of the accident and the responsibilities of the concerned civic departments.
