Ludhiana, Feb. 8 -- A body of a nine-year-old boy, who had been missing since Thursday, was found in bushes with his throat slit barely two kilometres from his home in Kasabad village on Saturday.

According to police, the child had gone out to play near his house on Thursday afternoon but did not return. When he failed to come back till evening, his parents began searching the neighbourhood and nearby areas but were unable to trace him. Later that night, they approached the Basti Jodhewal police station to report him missing.

According to the family, instead of initiating an immediate search, police officials directed them to Meharban police station and later to Salem Tabri police station, citing jurisdictional issues. The repeated refe...