NEW DELHI, Aug. 31 -- The bodies of two boys, who had gone missing from northwest Delhi's Wazirpur area a day earlier, were recovered from a canal near JJ Colony, an official said on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Vaibhav (11) and Yash (12), both residents of JJ Colony in Wazirpur and students of Class 6.
According to the police, the duo were close friends and went missing around 6 pm on Saturday.
"On Saturday, a call was received at the Bharat Nagar Police Station regarding the disappearance of the children. Following this, the investigating officer examined their parents and other family members," said the police officer.
Based on the statement of Shanti Devi, the mother of Vaibhav, a kidnapping case was registered, following...