Kottarakkara (Kollam): Nine pups were found dead in the drinking water reservoir in Padinjattinkara Government UP School. The pups are only a few days old.

The small water tank was set up for storing water for nursery students in the school and for collecting water in summer.

The dead pups were spotted in the tank by the physical education teacher of the school and municipal councillor Thomas P. Mathew during the daily checking before filling the tank.

Since the incident was detected before filling water in the tank, the health issues in children due to the consumption of polluted water was avoided.

Police, officials from the department of animal husbandry, officials from department of education and health workers staged inspections in the place.

As per the primary assumption of the veterinary doctor, the carcasses of the pups are about two days old and the cause of death is drowning.

It is suspected that the carcass of the puppies were dropped in the tank by anti-socials during the holidays.

Menace of anti-socials were reported in the school earlier also. A case has been charged by Kottarakkara police in connection with the case.