BENGALURU, April 3 -- A 29-year-old woman died by suicide on Thursday in Bengaluru after her 11-month-old child accidentally drowned in a bucket of water, police said.

According to police, the woman, a software professional working from home in Bhairaveshwara Nagar, went to the terrace to run an errand when her child went into the bathroom and accidentally fell into a bucket filled with water and suffocated.

"When the mother returned after collecting clothes from the terrace, she found the child unconscious. Preliminary findings suggest the baby had drowned in the bucket," said deputy commissioner of police N Yetish.

Police said the woman was in shock and blamed herself for the incident. Later in the day, she died by suicide at the hou...