India, May 6 -- A six-year-old disabled boy lost his life after allegedly being thrown into a crocodile-infested river by his mother, media reports said.

The tragic event unfolded in Dandeli taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, following a dispute between the 26-year-old mother and her husband.

According to police reports, the couple frequently clashed over the care of their elder son, who had been speech-disabled since birth, UNI news agency reported.

The situation escalated on Saturday night when amid an argument, the mother purportedly took the drastic step of hurling her child into a waste canal directly connected to the perilous Kali River, the Indian news agency reported.

Detailing the harrowing sequence of events, Dan...