VASCO: An infant drowned while playing in a bucket of water even as her dad was fast asleep in his house at Verna on Saturday evening.
According to Verna Police, an infant Samrita Kamlakanta Nandalal, 9-month-old, resident of Mount Mary, Verna and native of Uttar Pradesh, drowned in a bucket of water that was kept in the washroom.
“According to the victim’s father, he was on night shift and after lunch he was taking a nap with his elder daughter while his wife, who is a factory worker, was at her work place. The little child, who was literally left alone, slipped into the washroom and the tragic incident occurred,” police said.
After Samrita’s father woke up, he was shattered to find his little child inside the bucket. He raised an alarm after which neighbours rushed to his residence and the child was taken to hospital where she was declared brought dead by the doctors.
Police have registered the case as unnatural death under Section 174 of CrPC and further investigation is in progress.
