Toddler drowns in temple pond in Ranipet

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B. Lakshan

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A two-and-half-year-old lad drowned successful a temple pond adjacent Arcot municipality successful Ranipet. The constabulary said helium has been identified arsenic B. Lakshan, lad of mates S. Babu, 32, and B. Megala, 28. Babu works arsenic a mason and Megala is simply a navigator astatine Thoppu Karuppasamy temple successful the area.

Initial enquiry revealed that the household was surviving successful a rented location adjacent the town. As Babu went for work, Megala and her lad went to the temple wherever she was successful complaint of preparing nutrient for escaped organisation to devotees.

The constabulary said that Megala near her lad connected the temple premises earlier she went to the unfastened room to oversee nutrient preparation. After completing her work, Megala searched for her son, but she was incapable to find him.

The constabulary said that, on with temple staff, Megala searched for her lad and recovered him successful the temple tank. Based connected an alert, Arcot Town constabulary rushed to the spot. The assemblage of the lad was recovered and sent to Government Taluk Hospital successful Walajah for a post-mortem. A lawsuit was registered and further probe is nether way.

Published - February 20, 2026 01:22 p.m. IST

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