A three-year-old girl died after an iron gate of a house compound collapsed on her in Khubala village of Saoner tehsil. Khapa police have registered a case against the house owner for causing death by negligence. The deceased has been identified as Gauvaranshi Manoj Khubalkar (3). The incident took place on October 27, around 4.30 pm. She was playing near the compound wall of a house owned by Kapil Khushal Khubalkar when the iron channel gate suddenly fell on her.According to the police, the gate was in a dilapidated and dangerous condition. It collapsed without warning and fell directly on the child. She suffered serious injuries and was rushed for medical treatment. However, despite efforts to save her, she died while undergoing treatment. The incident came to light after the child’s mother, Monali Manoj Khubalkar (30), approached Khapa Police Station on November 7 and lodged a complaint. She held the house owner responsible for the incident, alleging negligence in maintaining the gate in a safe condition. Acting on the complaint, police registered a case against Kapil Khubalkar under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with causing death by negligence. Khapa police team are conducting further investigation.