India, March 20 -- A 5-year-old boy died after allegedly falling into a 3-feet-deep water-filled plot in Badalpur, Greater Noida on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.

The victim, a nursery student, lived with his parents and a three-month-old brother in Chapraula village.

"Around 3pm, the boy was playing near his home with other children when he accidentally fell into a 3-feet-deep water-filled plot," said a police officer, requesting anonymity.

The officer added, "Other kids raised an alarm for help. Locals then rushed to alert his mother who was inside the house at the time."

Subsequently, locals managed to rescue the child using a rope and alerted the police. "The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brou...