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Bengaluru Woman Busy with Maternity Photoshoot; 3-Year-Old Drowns in Lake

The boy was left unattended for about 15 minutes before drowning in a four-foot-deep artificial pond at a photo studio, police said.

  • On Sunday, Lakshmeer, the three-year-old boy, allegedly drowned in an artificial pond at The Shire Studio in Giddenahalli near Madanayakanahalli around 2.30 pm.
  • While attending a maternity photoshoot, Swathi reportedly left her child unattended for about 15 minutes before noticing he was missing.
  • Rushed to hospital, doctors declared the boy brought dead and a postmortem was conducted at Nelamangala Government Hospital on Sunday; Lakshmeer was the son of Charan Raj and Swathi, residents of Amruthahalli Main Road.
  • Madanayakanahalli police registered an Unnatural Death Report after a complaint by Ramesh Babu, and they await the husband's return on Monday, with Swathi in shock.
  • Investigators say the staff had constructed an artificial pond inside the studio for the shoot, and it is suspected the child fell into the four-foot-deep pond while playing.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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