Palakkad (Keralam) | A five-year-old girl died after falling into a water-filled foundation pit dug for the construction of a house here, police said on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Anusree, daughter of Jagadeesh, a resident of Mundur.

According to police, the incident occurred on Saturday between noon and 1.15 pm when Anusree was playing with her friends. She was later found missing.

Her parents had gone to a relative's house at the time of the incident, officials said.

Following a search, the girl was found submerged in the water-filled foundation pit on the premises of her family's under-construction house, police said.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

A case has been registered at Kongad police station under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and an investigation is underway.

The body was handed over to her relatives after the completion of legal formalities, police said.