Two minor boys went missing from outside their homes in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district and their bodies were later found in a well, police said on Tuesday. The boys, aged 6 and 7, on Saturday went to play outside their homes in Ambakhodra village under Kotwali police station limits.
When they did not return till late evening, their family members started a search and also lodged a missing complaint with police, Kotwali police station in-charge Sanjay Rawat said.
On Monday evening, some villagers spotted the bodies of the two children floating in a village well and informed the police, he said.
The bodies were later handed over to the family members, the official said.
A case has been registered and further investigation into the incident is underway, he said.