Months after an Indian-origin physician was charged with killing her four-year-old daughter by drowning her in a swimming pool at a short-term rental residence in Florida, US authorities have launched the 911 name she made reporting the incident. Investigators allege the decision was staged to hide the kid’s dying.
In keeping with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Workplace, Neha Gupta, a 37-year-old paediatrician based mostly in Oklahoma, advised emergency dispatchers in June 2025 that her daughter, Aria Talathi, had fallen right into a pool through the night time. Gupta and her daughter have been visiting Miami from Oklahoma on the time.
Within the 911 recording launched by authorities, Gupta is heard saying, “She was within the pool. I attempted to save lots of her, however I don’t know methods to swim. I attempted to get her out.”
She advised the dispatcher that they had been sleeping when she heard a noise and located the kid within the pool.
When requested if the woman was awake, Gupta replied, “No, she’s on the backside of the pool… she’s not transferring.” The dispatcher repeatedly urged her to attempt to pull the kid out of the water whereas emergency responders have been on the best way.
Gupta requested when paramedics would arrive and mentioned she was making an attempt to assist. When questioned concerning the pool’s depth, she mentioned she believed it was round 9 ft however was uncertain.
Cops later arrived on the scene and have been heard eradicating the kid from the pool. Gupta reportedly advised paramedics she didn’t know the way lengthy her daughter had been within the water, estimating round 20 minutes.
Nevertheless, investigators mentioned the post-mortem revealed no water within the youngster’s lungs or abdomen, main authorities to conclude that the woman was already lifeless earlier than being positioned within the pool. Officers consider the kid was smothered to dying.
Gupta was later arrested and stays in jail with out bond. She and her authorized group have maintained that Aria’s dying was unintended. She is scheduled to return to court docket in Might.
Court docket information additionally present that on the time of the incident, Aria’s father had been looking for full custody and had raised issues about Gupta’s psychological well being. He advised police he was unaware that his daughter had been taken to Florida.
