{
  "id": 2761960,
  "title": "15-Year-Old Boy Swept Away In Open Drain In Delhi's Jasola, NDRF Conducts Search",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/15-year-old-boy-swept-away-in-open-drain-in-delhis-jasola-ndrf",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T08:50:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/15-year-old-boy-swept-away-in-open-drain-in-delhis-jasola-ndrf-conducts-search"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, August 23: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) initiated a search and rescue mission on Sunday for a 15-year-old boy who was swept away in an open drain in the Jasola area of Delhi. The victim's father, Avadhesh Kumar, expressed his anguish to ANI, recounting the incident that occurred around 11:00 AM. Kumar stated that his son, aged between 14 and 15, had fallen into the drain while studying at a local government school. Kumar mentioned that he was at work at the time of the incident and that his son had not been found yet. The father criticized the lack of safety measures, stating that the drain was completely open, uncovered, and about 5 to 6 feet deep with a strong water flow. Kumar emphasized that had proper safety measures been implemented, his son would still be with them. He further complained about the search and rescue efforts, stating that while police, NDRF teams, and divers arrived, no one actually stepped inside the drain to search. Kumar pleaded with the administration to find his son's body, expressing his desire for nothing more than that.",
  "summary": "New Delhi [India], August 23: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday launched a search and rescue operation after a 15-year-old boy was swept away in an open drain in the Jasola area of the national capital. Father seeks rescue efforts Recounting the heartbreaking incident to ANI, the victim's father, Avadhesh Kumar, said, \"We have been living in this colony for about five to six…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}