Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A three-year-old girl fell off the third-floor terrace and died while her mother was busy drying clothes in Indore on Wednesday.

The incident occurred around 2:30 pm at their rented home in Mayur Nagar in Musakhedi when the little girl went upstairs with her mother. The woman was drying clothes on the roof when the girl reached the edge while playing and fell off the third floor.

She was rushed to MY hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

According to the police, the deceased was identified as Kanak, daughter of Sarwan Malviya, a native of Agar district, and was staying at a rental in Mayur Nagar where the incident took place.

Was only daughter of parents

Kanak's father is a mechanic, and she was the only daughter of her parents, along with an elder brother. The family members came to know about the incident when the neighbours saw her lying in a pool of blood on the road and informed them.

The incident occurred as the girl went towards the railing on the third floor and fell onto the road after climbing the railing when her mother got busy putting clothes on the roof for drying.

The police launched a probe to ascertain the exact circumstances surrounding the incident and conducted the post-mortem of the deceased.