Heavy rainfall lashes Delhi, four deaths reported

Four persons, including an eight-year-old boy, died in rain-related incidents in the national capital which received its first spell of heavy rains on Sunday. A 56-year-old man drowned after his mini truck got submerged in water under the Minto Bridge in central Delhi, police said.

The man identified as Kundan Kumar, a resident of Uttarakhand, was driving a Tata Ace from



the New Delhi Railway Station to Connaught Place when he got stuck in the waterlogged area, they said.

In another incident, 8-year-old Md Mateen was found from Chhat Ghat at Saurabh Vihar in an unconscious state.

“The boy was taken to Apollo hospital where he was declared as brought dead,” R P Meena, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) said.