11-year-old boy dies after falling from fifth floor in Mancherial

An 11-year-old boy from Nirmal district died after falling from the fifth floor of a building in Mancherial on Monday. Police said the boy, who was attending his uncle’s wedding, slipped while playing on a plastic sheet between buildings.

Mancherial: An eleven-year-old boy from Nirmal district died after accidentally falling from the fifth floor of a building at Gowthaminagar in Mancherial on Monday.

Police said the boy, Balasankula Saharsh, son of government teacher Rajashekhar and Shruthi of Khanapur town, sustained critical injuries when he fell while playing with friends. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

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Preliminary investigation revealed that Saharsh was standing on a plastic sheet placed between two buildings when it gave way, leading to his fall. He had come to Mancherial to attend his uncle’s wedding held on October 31.