Ludhiana, March 14 -- Over three months after the death of a five-year-old boy from Jhorrdan village in a road mishap, the Ludhiana Rural police booked his neighbour on death due to negligence charges, officials said.

Police said the case against Harpreet Singh alias Happy was registered following a complaint by the minor's mother, who alleged the neighbour took her son on a bike ride and deliberately crashed it into an electricity pole following a dispute.

The incident occurred on December 18 last year and the next day, the child's father, Harbans Singh, recorded a statement with the local magistrate, saying that they did not wish to pursue legal action. Consequently, the child's body was handed over to the family, and the last rites w...