Hyderabad: A seven-year-old girl survived for five days after getting trapped in the bathroom of her neighbour's house. The incident took place on April 20 in Makhtal town in Narayanpet district, 160 km from Hyderabad.

According to the details, the girl, Kuravakacheri Akhila was playing on the terrace of her building accidentally fell into the bathroom of a house in the adjacent building. As the roof was covered with an open sheet plastic net, the girl fell through with a rope with clothes on it taking the impact, causing no injuries to her.

However, with the house owner out of town, the girl's cries for help went in vain as the bathroom was bolted from outside.

Meanwhile, her parents Suresh and Mahadevamma lodged a missing complaint the following day after they couldn't find Akhila. The police revealed that the parents suspected she went missing from a local fair.

A team was formed and police were alerted in adjacent districts and Hyderabad, however, there was no clue regarding the girl.

On Thursday, (April 25), the house owner, Venkatesh, a teacher returned home and was shocked to see the girl lying in his bathroom. Akhila was rushed to a local hospital, where she was administered saline. The police informed that the girl had survived only on the water available in the bathroom.

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