India, Jan. 24 -- A three-year-old boy, who was reported missing from south Delhi's Jaitpur extension on January 13, was found dead in a drain near his residence on Thursday afternoon, police said. His family allegedly suspects kidnapping and murder behind his death.

According to police, the child's father filed a missing person's complaint on January 13 at Kalindi Kunj police station. "Due to delay by the family in reporting the incident, the exact time of the child's disappearance could only be narrowed down to a window between 12pm and 3pm," deputy commissioner of police (south east) Dr Hemant Tiwari said.

A case under Section 137(2) (abduction) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered, and an investigation was carried out...