{
  "id": 1324122,
  "title": "Four-Year-Old Missing From Bhopal Home Found Dead In Open Septic Tank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/four-year-old-missing-from-bhopal-home-found-dead-in-open-septic-tank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/four-year-old-missing-from-bhopal-home-found-dead-in-open-septic-tank"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, a four-year-old boy named Jainul Pathan went missing from his home in Nishatpura on Friday evening. His family reported him missing to the Nishatpura police station after he could not be found. On Saturday, Jainul's body was discovered in an under-construction septic tank near his residence. The septic tank, four months old, had been left unsecured and was filled with around five feet of rainwater. Jainul's slippers were found outside the tank, while the other was recovered inside it. The child, a kindergarten student, was originally from Silwani in Raisen district and had moved to Bhopal with his family a month ago in search of work in construction and plastering. Police have registered a case of accidental death and will investigate the circumstances of the tragedy. Authorities are expected to file charges of negligence against the house owner following the inquiry.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A four-year-old boy who went missing from his house in Nishatpura was found dead in an under construction septic tank on Saturday evening. The tank had around five feet of water in it and it is suspected that the child drowned in it. The dead child was identified as Jainul Pathan, son of Rashid Pathan, a resident of Ehsan Nagar in Karond. He was a kindergarten student at…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}