India, Aug. 17 -- A seven-year-old boy's body was recovered from an open drain in north-east Delhi on Saturday morning, over 12 hours after he fell into it while trying to catch a kite and drowned, police said. The incident took place in Lakdi Market Puliya in Welcome.

A senior police officer aware of the matter said that the boy was chasing a kite when he lost balance and slipped into the flowing drain. "A search and rescue operation was launched after the incident but the operation was suspended in the evening when it began to get dark. The operation resumed on Saturday morning and the child's body was recovered," the officer said, requesting anonymity.

The victim was identified as Mohammed Adnan, a resident of Loni, and a kindergarde...