A three-and-a-half-year-old boy died after slipping into a swimming pool at a resort near Ramanagara on Monday afternoon, with police reporting that no attendant was present near the pool when the incident occurred.
The victim, Lan Ghongindhanj Dhongloi, was visiting Ravishing Retreat on Machanabele Road in Harisandra with a group of about 50 people from the Manipuri community. His parents, Luminlen Chongloi and Tracy, are from Manipur and work for private firms in Bengaluru.
The group had arrived at the resort on Monday morning and had chosen a ‘day in-day out’ package, according to police. After lunch, members of the group gathered near one of the swimming pools for a photo session.
Police said the boy was playing nearby when he went towards the pool and accidentally slipped into the water. No one noticed him immediately. Sometime later, a member of the group saw the child in the pool and alerted the others.
The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead, a police officer said. The officer added that there was no attendant near the swimming pool when the incident took place.
The reported sequence places the incident in the gap between a recreational facility’s use by a large group and the safety supervision available at the pool. The account supplied by police does not state the pool’s dimensions, depth, operating rules, fencing arrangements, availability of lifeguards at other times, or whether the resort had specific safety protocols for children.
The incident also highlights the risks faced by families at resorts that offer short-duration day packages, where swimming pools and other recreational facilities are used by visitors who may not be staying overnight. In this case, the group had travelled to the property for a daytime outing rather than a residential stay.
Police have identified the child and described the circumstances leading to the drowning. The supplied report does not provide details of any complaint, criminal case, arrest, inspection or action against the resort following the death.
The next steps, including any police inquiry into the resort’s pool supervision and safety arrangements, were not specified in the report.
