Nearly four days after 15-year-old Mithun fell into an open drain in Delhi’s Jasola while flying a kite, his body was found on Tuesday, bringing a tragic end to the search.
Just before the recovery, Mithun’s devastated father, Awadhesh Kumar, was seen desperately clearing garbage from the drain with his bare hands. “If this garbage is removed, my son will be found,” he said, as he searched for his child.
The heartbreaking footage emerged as a multi-agency rescue operation continued to trace Mithun, who had fallen into the drain on August 22.
Nearly four days after 15-year-old Mithun fell into an open drain in Delhi’s Jasola while flying a kite, his body was found on Tuesday, bringing a tragic end to the search.
Just before the recovery, Mithun’s devastated father, Awadhesh Kumar, was seen desperately clearing garbage from the drain with his bare hands. “If this garbage is removed, my son will be found,” he said, as he searched for his child.
The heartbreaking footage emerged as a multi-agency rescue operation continued to trace Mithun, who had fallen into the drain on August 22.
From schools to colleges, students are increasingly taking to the streets, demanding to be heard.
At IIT Delhi, anger erupted after the death of a 31-year-old MSc Physics student. Students are demanding an independent inquiry, accountability from senior officials and the resignation of the Physics Department Head and Deans.
They say their concerns around student welfare and mental health have been ignored for too long.
The protest escalated, forcing IIT Delhi to suspend classes for the rest of the day.
Mojo Story’s Madan Lal is on the ground, speaking to protesting students about what triggered the unrest, what they want from the administration and whether anyone is listening.
Watch the full ground report.
Thousands of teachers gathered at Ramlila Maidan to protest a Supreme Court of India order making the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory for all, including those appointed before 2011. Calling the move unfair and retrospective, educators warned it could impact nearly 20 lakh teachers, risking salaries and jobs, and demanded government intervention to exempt long-serving teachers and protect their service conditions.
Rakesh, a migrant worker from Chhattarpur, sits with his family at a Delhi bus station, their belongings packed as they prepare to return home after just three months of chasing a better life. Crushed by rising costs and an inability to afford cooking fuel, survival became a daily struggle where every choice failed them. Their story reflects a larger crisis, as thousands of labourers across the city are leaving not because work has vanished, but because they can no longer sustain life in the city. Watch In Full : https://t.co/yENUx9QqBf
A village dances in Haryana. Not because a mother survived 11 births. But because a son was finally born after 10 daughters. This is patriarchy in action. Full Report By @szaffariqbal Here: https://t.co/zLU1j4IV00