Rampur (UP), Dec 22 (PTI) The half-burnt body of a four-year-old boy was found here on Sunday following which his parents lodged a case against their neighbours, police said.

Additional Superintendent of Police Atul Kumar Srivastava said the child went missing from Gangapur Kadim village in Kemri area around 9 am on Saturday.

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The boy's family searched for him throughout the day and informed police at night, the officer said.

He said the child's half-burnt body was found in a drain on Sunday morning.

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His family lodged a complaint against their neighbours following which a case was registered, he added.

Srivastava said that suspected individuals have been booked and they are being interrogated.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, the officer said.

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