A 1.9-year-old boy died on Friday after falling into a bucket containing chemicals at a copper-materials factory next to his home in Bengaluru’s Srirampura, police said. The child, identified as R Subramani, had been playing with his eight-year-old sister inside the factory when the accident occurred on the afternoon of November 2.
Subramani was taken to a nearby private hospital immediately after the incident and was being treated in the intensive care unit, according to an investigating officer. He later succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
The family lives in Lakshminarayanapura, where Subramani’s parents, Ramesh Kumar and his wife, work at private companies. Police said the couple’s elderly mother looked after the children while they were at work.
The factory, which manufactures copper materials, is located next to the family’s house. The siblings were playing inside the premises when Subramani slipped into the chemical-filled bucket, according to the police account reported by the Times of India.
The incident was captured on the factory’s CCTV camera. Police said the footage shows the boy walking backwards before striking the bucket and falling into it. The bucket overturned, spilling the chemical over him. His sister pulled him away from the spot, after which factory workers rushed to help.
“He was immediately shifted to a nearby private hospital where he was being treated in ICU. However, the child succumbed on Friday,” an investigating officer said.
The reported sequence places a residential home and an operating industrial premises in direct proximity, with children accessing the factory area at the time of the accident. The source report did not provide details about the chemical involved, the factory’s safety arrangements, or any action taken by civic or labour authorities. Police investigation details beyond the officer’s statement were also not provided.
