NCR Monsoon Havoc: Engineer, 6-Year-Old Boy Among 10 Killed In 48 Hours As Heavy Rain Exposes Drain, Waterlogging Woes

A single spell of heavy monsoon rain has exposed alleged lapses in the government system across the NCR, with three more deaths reported on Friday, including an engineer, while a child remains in critical condition.

The incidents came a day after six people lost their lives across NCR on Thursday due to rain-related accidents, taking the total death toll to 10 in two days.

Fatal Rain Incidents Across NCR

In Noida’s Sector 58A, a 28-year-old engineer, Aryan, died after allegedly receiving an electric shock from a roadside pole and falling into a three-feet-deep drain amid waterlogging.

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Aryan, a quality engineer at Lento Industries in Noida Sector 58A, was walking towards his workplace when he stepped onto a slab covering a drain due to accumulated water. According to the complaint filed by his family at Sector 58 police station, the electric pole near the drain sparked, causing him to get electrocuted before he fell into the uncovered section of the drain.

The family has accused the Noida Authority and Electricity Corporation of negligence.

Despite the incident, locals alleged that the drain was not properly covered and bushes were placed over the open area. Rajkaran, senior manager of the Authority’s Work Circle 5, said the drain is around three feet deep, and a tender will be issued to cover it with slabs.

SK Jain, Chief Engineer of the Electricity Corporation, said there was no report confirming death due to electrocution. ADCP Noida Manisha Singh said the post-mortem did not reveal the cause of death and the viscera has been preserved.

Six-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In Water-Filled Pit In Ghaziabad

In Loni, Ghaziabad, the body of a six-year-old boy, who had gone missing from a slum area in Milk village, was found floating in a six-feet-deep pit filled with rainwater.

The child’s father, Satish Milk, said his son had been missing since the evening of June 9. ACP Ankur Vihar Amardeep Maurya said police had launched a search after receiving information about the missing child and later recovered his body from the water-filled pit.

In another such case from Hapur district, a labourer identified as Basant Paswan (48) was found dead in stagnant water of pits on the side of the railway line near the flyover on Meerut Road. He was suspected to be addicted to alcohol.

Eight-Year-Old Child Critical After Drowning In Faridabad

Meanwhile, an 8-year-old student, in Class IV, drowned in rainwater collected at HUDA ground in Ashiana Colony, Sector 62, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad.

A student identified as Rehan continues to be critical. Teacher Upkar of the primary school of the village Shahpura said that he (Rehan) went out from school with the children before the incident.

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Youth Dies After Falling Into Water-Filled Pit In Sonipat

A case was registered in Sonipat against the NHAI project manager of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in which the death of a young man had been reported after his fall into a water-filled pit that was excavated for the construction of a foot over bridge (FOB) at the black spot of the NH-44 in Bahalgarh.

Bahalgarh village sarpanch Rajesh Swami filed a complaint, stating that thousands of pedestrians use the area near the flyover daily and accidents have frequently occurred due to speeding vehicles.

This area had been marked as a black spot from December 2025. NHAI had begun construction work here some 15 days back and dug a pit for the FOB that filled with rainwater.

Allegedly, the construction agency did not put barricades or warning signs around the pit. Later, after the body was retrieved, the autopsy confirmed death due to drowning, and the police have lodged a case against the project manager.

Following the incident, NHAI had initiated a precautionary measure to barricade the portion around the pit to ensure no further incident occurs.