Two separate petitions were filed on Tuesday in the court of the District and Sessions Judge for District East, seeking the registration of a criminal case against senior municipal officials, including Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, over the death of a three-year-old boy who fell into a manhole near Nipa.

In one petition, Advocate Abdul Ahad stated that the child, Ibrahim, died after slipping into a lidless manhole and alleged that the negligence of the municipal and district administration directly caused the tragedy. He added that Ibrahim’s family had repeatedly complained about the uncovered manhole, but authorities failed to secure the area. “The bereaved family has also blamed the authorities for failing to secure the area despite repeated public complaints,” the petition said.

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