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Toddler dies after falling into water tank near Gudiyatham

In a tragic incident near Gudiyatham, a three-year-old boy named M. Akash lost his life after falling into a water tank at his home in Bojanapuram village. The toddler's parents, V. Madesh, 30, and M. Jayalakshmi, 28, were engrossed in their domestic affairs when they momentarily left Akash unattended on the veranda. Upon realizing their son was missing, they searched the house and discovered the lifeless body of the child in the water tank.

The Gudiyatham town police were promptly notified of the unfortunate incident, and they conducted an inspection at the scene. The victim's body was subsequently sent for a post-mortem examination at the Government Taluk Hospital in Gudiyatham. A police case has been registered, and an investigation is currently underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the toddler's death.

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