New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed after reportedly slipping into an open manhole and drowning in a sewer amid heavy morning rain near his home in outer Delhi's Narela Industrial Area on Saturday morning, police said.

The child, who lived with his family in Khera Khurd village, was playing outside in heavy rain when he fell through the uncovered manhole. His parents, who work odd jobs in nearby factories, called police around 11.15 a.m. after seeing him fall in.

DCP (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami said, "We were told that a child accidentally fell into a sewer. A police team rushed to the spot and called the Delhi Fire Services and other agencies. Fire tenders, the child helpline, and MCD staff with equipment r...