Prayagraj, July 10 -- The bodies of four children who went missing from Bedouli village in the Meja area on Tuesday were found floating in a water-filled pit near a brick kiln on Wednesday morning. Among the deceased, two were siblings while the other two were neighbours.

Upon receiving information, Meja police station in-charge Rajesh Upadhyay and ACP (Meja) SP Upadhyay arrived at the scene. The bodies were first taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Ramnagar, where doctors declared all four children dead. They were later sent for post-mortem examination.

Bedouli village, located under the jurisdiction of the Meja police station, is home to a tribal colony where most residents work either as labourers at a nearby brick kiln or ...