Shajapur, Dec 5 (PTI) The bodies of three minor boys were found floating in a water-filled quarry in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district on Sunday morning, a day after they went missing, police said.

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The three boys, aged 9, 10 and 13, left their homes in Bhuria Khajuria village on Saturday evening to play nearby, but did not return, Kalapipal police station in-charge Uday Singh Alawa said.

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Later, their family members launched a search and informed the police.

On Sunday morning, shoes and clothes of the boys were found on the banks of a pond outside the village, the official said.

During further search, their bodies were found floating in a quarry dug up in the dry pond, he said.

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