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A seven-year-old boy drowned after he slipped and fell into an under construction open drain, with no retaining walls, near Anand Nagar, on Saturday.
Anand Sai was said to have been playing in the area.
Soon after the incident came to light, locals raised an alarm and a phalanx and a team from the Secunderabad Fire Station reached the spot, and launched a rescue effort, under way for approximately two-and-a-half hours. According to Station Officer, SFS, Mohan Rao, the Fire department received a call at 10.19 a.m. after which the team rushed and assisted the police. The department also called swimmers to join the rescue effort.