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Mumbai: 7-year-old girl dies after getting entangled in rope ladder

04:15 PM Jul 30, 2024 | PTI |

Mumbai: A seven-year-old girl died after she got entangled in a rope ladder while playing with her siblings at her home in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

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The incident occurred in a tenement in the Shivaji Nagar area on Sunday, an official said.

Akriti Singh was playing hide-and-seek with her siblings and a friend while her parents were away on Sunday afternoon when a rope ladder got entangled around her neck, he said.

Her elder sister called out for help, following which neighbours rushed the child to a private hospital, but she died before receiving treatment, the official said.

A case of accidental death has been registered, and a probe is underway, he said.

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