POOVAR: In a shocking incident, a three-year-old child died drowning inside a bucket in the bathroom. The child, Nivi, is the only daughter of Bastin and Mini who live at Puthiyathura in Karumkulam.

Police said that Bastin had left Mini and the child some months ago. Since then, Mini has been working at a private fishing company and leaves the child at her sister's house during the daytime. The incident occurred when Nivi went to the bathroom to clean her hands after playing outside. After some time, Mini's sister noticed that the child had not returned from the bathroom. When she entered the bathroom, she found the child lying upside down in the bucket filled with water. Though she was immediately taken into the hospital, doctors were unable to save her.

The body was later buried at the St Nicholas Church graveyard after post mortem. The Kanjiramkulam police have registered a case regarding the incident.