Mangaluru : A nine-month-old child died allegedly after he accidentally fell into a bucket filled with water at Surathkal here on Tuesday.

The deceased child has been identified as Yash.

It is gathered that his parent, from Madhya Pradesh, work at MRPL and lived in a rented house here.

The incident occurred when Yash’s mother was taking a nap after completing her morning chores.

A case has been registered at Surathkal station.