MALAPPURAM: In a tragic incident, a two-and-a-half-year-old boy died after falling into a cow dung pit while playing. The incident took place in Vazhakkad in Malappuram. The deceased has been identified as Anmola, the son of a couple from Assam. The boy fell into the cow dung pit in a cow farm near Vavoor AM LP School in Cheekode.

The boy's parents were working in the cow farm. Although the child's parents and others, who heard the child's cries, took him out of the pit and rushed him to the hospital, his life could not be saved. Vazhakkad police reached the spot and completed the inquest proceedings.