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Kochi: A housewife and her seven-month-old son were found dead in a pond near Kumbala in Kasargod on Wednesday.

The bodies of Shruti, 28, wife of Padmanabha Rai, and their son Ayush were found in the pond used for irrigation.

She had taken part in a programme held in their family temple at Badoor on Tuesday night, police said.

Police quoting relatives said Shruti was upset over the congenital heart problem of her son who had recently undergone surgery.