Balasore: A toddler died after she fell into a ditch near her house at a village in Balasore district, police said.
The incident took place at Pallasahi village, when the two-and-a-half-year-old girl slipped into the ditch while playing, and was then swept away in flood water following heavy rainfall, they said.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead. The minor has been identified as Adyasa Maharana, a police officer said, adding, an investigation is underway.