{
  "id": 3072155,
  "title": "MCD officer suspended after teen falls into open drain in Delhi, video of father’s desperate search goes viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/mcd-officer-suspended-after-teen-falls-into-open-drain-in-delhi-video",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:14:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mcd-officer-suspended-after-teen-falls-into-open-drain-in-delhi-video-of-fathers-desperate-search-goes-viral-101787588962414.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) suspended an officer named Anuj Kumar after a 15-year-old boy allegedly drowned in an open drain in southeast Delhi. The teenager fell into the drain while attempting to catch a kite on Saturday, August 22nd. Rescue teams launched a search effort on Sunday, with the National Disaster Response Force and the Delhi Fire Services joining the operation. The father of the boy entered the drain in an attempt to locate his son, and his desperate search was captured on video and went viral. Despite a multi-day search, the boy was not found by Sunday, and the operation was eventually called off.",
  "summary": "The teenager fell into the drain on Saturday last week. Rescue teams continued their search for him for the second day on Monday.",
  "key_points": [
    "MCD suspends officer Anuj Kumar",
    "15-year-old boy drowns in open drain",
    "Father's desperate search goes viral"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}