Six-year-old Class 1 student Siddharth died after falling into an open water sump in Ganesh Colony, with relatives protesting over the post-mortem delay
Six-year-old Siddharth died after falling into an open water sump in Hubballi's Ganesh Colony. His family later protested over a reported delay in the post-mortem.
Hubballi: A six-year-old boy died after falling into a water sump in Ganesh Colony in Unkal village, Hubballi, on Wednesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Siddharth, a Class 1 student and resident of Ganesh Colony. The incident occurred at around 9 am when the boy reportedly fell into a sump that had been opened to draw water.
Siddharth's father, Nagappa, noticed that the boy had fallen into the sump and attempted to rescue him. He immediately took the child to KIMS Hospital, but Siddharth died while being taken to the hospital.
The boy's body was subsequently sent to the KIMS mortuary.
Hubballi Sump Death Sparks Family Protest
Family members and relatives gathered outside the KIMS mortuary following Siddharth's death and expressed anger over an alleged delay in the post-mortem examination.
According to the family, they had been waiting since the morning but the post-mortem had not been conducted. Relatives expressed dissatisfaction over the reported unavailability of the doctor and protested outside the mortuary.
The incident has again drawn attention to the risks posed by uncovered water sumps and other open water structures, particularly for children.
Karnataka Open Sump And Water Hazard Incidents
Similar incidents involving open water hazards have been reported in Karnataka in recent years.
In March 2026, a 2.5-year-old child, Chirag, died after falling into a domestic water sump in Kachohalli near Madanayakanahalli in North Bengaluru. The sump lid had reportedly been left open while water was being drawn.
In February 2026, the body of a 14-year-old Class 9 student was recovered from an uncovered Water Board pipeline sump chamber in Tataguni after the boy was reported missing.
In October 2026, three school students drowned in the Chikka Kere water tank at Marle village in Chikkamagaluru district during a school holiday.
Other open-water hazards have also resulted in accidents involving children, including an incident involving an uncovered stormwater drain in Bengaluru and the drowning of a nine-year-old boy in an open well at a temple complex in Vijayanagar.
