A 10-year-old boy died after falling from the sixth floor of a resort at Chithirapuram, near Munnar, in Idukki on Monday evening. The deceased has been identified as Prarabhya Dalal, son of Sagar Dalal, a resident of Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh.
According to Vellathooval police, the boy and his parents were part of a 20-member team that was visiting Munnar.
The family was staying on the sixth floor of T Castle resort. The accident happened when the boy, seated in a chair, tried to open the window. The chair accidentally slipped and the boy fell to the ground sustaining serious injuries. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital and later shifted to another private hospital at Angamaly. He succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning. After the post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to relatives.
Vellathooval police have registered a case of unnatural death.
Published – January 08, 2025 08:20 pm IST