A tragic incident unfolded in Neelamangalam near Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, June 7, when six-year-old Sashwin Vaibhav drowned in a private swimming pool. According to the police, the boy had been attending summer swimming classes regularly at the pool.
On Wednesday, Sashwin arrived at the swimming pool accompanied by his mother, Tarika, and his two-year-old younger brother. Following his swimming class, his mother was feeding snacks to both children. The police said that around 5 pm when Sashwin walked away from his mother, she continued to feed her younger son. When he did not return, his mother went looking for him and found him floating in the pool.
Sashwin was immediately pulled out of the water with the help of others present at the scene. He was rushed to a private hospital in Potheri, where doctors unfortunately pronounced him dead. The Manimangalam Police sent the boy's body to Chromepet Government Hospital for post-mortem examination.
In the aftermath of the heartbreaking incident, Nandhakumar, the boy's father, filed a complaint with the police alleging that the lifeguards at the pool were negligent in their duties and failed to provide necessary safety equipment. The police have registered a case based on his complaint.