Hyderabad: Tragedy struck in Dhoolpet on Tuesday night when a two-year-old boy was killed, and four other persons were injured after a large boulder fell on a house at Allah Banda.
The family of Shaukat Ali, 40, a native of Bihar, was residing in an asbestos-roofed house at Allah Banda. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, a massive boulder from the adjacent small hill crashed through the roof, landing inside the house. Farhaan, the two-year-old boy who was asleep at the time, was crushed under the boulder and died instantly. Shaukat Ali, his wife Tanveer Begum, and their sons Aayan and Rahath Ali sustained injuries.
Upon receiving the information, the Mangalhat police quickly arrived at the scene and transported the injured to the hospital. Farhaan’s body was taken to the Osmania General Hospital (OGH) mortuary, where a postmortem examination was conducted on Wednesday.
The police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.
