BENGALURU: A three-year-old boy allegedly drowned in an artificial pond at a photo studio in the outskirts of the city, police said on Sunday.

The incident happened during a photo shoot in Giddenahalli under Madanayakanahalli police station limits on Saturday, they said.

According to police, the incident occurred when the child along with his mother had visited the studio for her friend's maternity photo shoot.

When the woman was busy with her friend's photoshoot, the child was playing nearby and reportedly slipped into the artificial water pond at the location and drowned.

After some time, when the woman realized that her child was missing, along with others in the vicinity, frantically searched for the boy. They subsequently found him in the pool, police said.

He was rushed to the hospital where the doctors declared him dead, they said, adding that a case has been registered and investigation was on.

Police further said that the child's father was abroad on work and is expected to return to Bengaluru on Monday.