Doctor allegedly watched as boy, 7, drowned at community pool for several minutes— and sent other kids to save him

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Zoe Hussain

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Sukanthini Subbiah, a 48-year-old doctor from Louisiana, faces charges of aggravated manslaughter after surveillance footage showed her allegedly failing to help Khushil Bandi, a seven-year-old boy she was supervising at an Orlando community pool, when he began drowning. The child struggled in the water for seven minutes before being rescued by another adult who was alerted by Subbiah; meanwhile, Subbiah had sent two other children to assist him. Prosecutors argue that her actions were criminally negligent and led directly to Khushil’s death.
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Sukanthini Subbiah, a 48-year-old physician from Louisiana, was charged with aggravated manslaughter for allegedly failing to rescue Khushil Bandi, a 7-year-old boy who drowned at a community pool in Orlando, Florida on April 10. According to court records and surveillance footage, Khushil began struggling in the water within a minute of entering the pool around 6:19 p.m., and he was drowning for seven minutes before being pulled out. During this time, Subbiah allegedly watched and instructed the boy's twin sister and her own son to assist him instead of intervening herself. Another adult at the scene eventually rescued Khushil from the water after Subbiah alerted them, but despite attempts by Subbiah to perform CPR, Khushil died.

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Zoe Hussain
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Florida Louisiana Orange County Orlando WFTV

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Subbiah PERSON · 6× Khushil PERSON · 5× Joshi PERSON · 2× Florida GPE · 1× Khushil Bandi PERSON · 1× Louisiana GPE · 1× Orange County GPE · 1× Orlando GPE · 1× Rajan Joshi PERSON · 1× Sukanthini Subbiah PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“Subbiah was the sole adult responsible for the decedent, was present while the emergency unfolded, had the knowledge and opportunity to recognize the danger, and had the ability to intervene,” a detective wrote.
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Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

A doctor allegedly failed to intervene as a child she was looking after drowned at a Florida community pool, according to authorities. uncertain
she → fail → authorities
Sukanthini Subbiah, 48, of Louisiana, was charged with aggravated manslaughter this week following an extensive investigation into the April 10 death of Khushil Bandi, 7, at the Everbe Clubhouse pool in Orlando, according to court records. uncertain
Subbiah → charge → records
Subbiah, a physician, was staying in the Everbe neighborhood to visit family when she brought Khushil, his twin sister and her son to the pool for a play date, the court records said. asserted
records → stay → date
Surveillance footage revealed that the children entered the pool at 6:19 p.m., and within a minute, evidence showed Khushil had begun “splashing vigorously” and drowning, the arrest warrant affidavit said. asserted
affidavit → reveal → minute
Subbiah allegedly watched as the child struggled in the water and sent the two other children to help him. uncertain
child → watch → him
Khushil was drowning in the pool for a shocking seven minutes before he was pulled from the water. asserted
he → drown → water
The doctor eventually alerted another poolgoer, who jumped into the water to retrieve Khushil as the other two kids began “yelling and screaming,” the warrant said. asserted
warrant → alert → Khushil
Subbiah tried to perform CPR on the young boy, but he succumbed to his injuries. asserted
he → try → injuries
Though police initially believed the drowning to be accidental, after conducting interviews and reviewing the footage, officials concluded Subbiah’s “culpably negligent” conduct caused Khushil’s death. asserted
conduct → believe → death
“Subbiah was the sole adult responsible for the decedent, was present while the emergency unfolded, had the knowledge and opportunity to recognize the danger, and had the ability to intervene,” a detective wrote. asserted
detective → unfold → ability
“Her failure to do so allowed the decedent’s submersion and oxygen deprivation to continue until another adult ultimately performed the rescue she had failed to undertake,” investigators said. asserted
investigators → allow → rescue
Subbiah was booked into Orange County Jail on Monday. asserted
Subbiah → book → Monday
Her defense attorney, Rajan Joshi, told WFTV she plans on fighting the charges. asserted
she → tell → charges
“Accidents do happen every day. asserted
Accidents → happen → ?
We don’t see criminal liability in this case,” Joshi told the outlet. asserted
Joshi → see → outlet
“This is a person who’s dedicated her life to saving people’s lives, has a good heart, and never had any problems with the law,” said Joshi. asserted
Joshi → dedicate → law
“She plans on fighting these charges in court.” asserted
She → plan → court
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