Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (MS)
Kasargod, Dec 6: In a mysterious incident that took place on Friday December 4, the mortal remains of a one-and-a-half-year-old baby was found in the well at Katukukke near Perla here.
The deceased has been identified as Swasthik, son of Babu and Sharada couple, residents of Perlathadka in the district.
As the circumstances leading to the death of the child are not clear, the body has been sent to Kozhikode Medical College hospital for post-mortem.
It is said that Babu had been to work on the morning of Friday. His wife Sharada and the toddler Swasthik were at home. The boy went missing at around 9 am. Search for the child in the neighbourhood did not yield any result. Later the boy was found floating in the public well, which is at a distance of 300 meters from home. The locals immediately brought the toddler up but the child had breathed his last.
Health officials arrived at the spot and conducted inquiry. Badiadka police have registered a case and investigations are on.
Sources said that the child's mother, unable to bear the loss, became mentally ill and has been shifted to her parent's house in Puttur.