Ludhiana, Sept. 19 -- Panic gripped the area near Sirhind Canal in Machhiwara on Wednesday afternoon after a two-and-a-half-year-old son of a migrant labourer mysteriously went missing. The child has been identified as Laksh Kumar, son of Vikas Sahni, a migrant worker residing with his family near the canal.

According to family members, Laksh accompanied his grandmother Anita Devi to a shop near their house to buy some items around 12:30 pm. Anita Devi later left for work and sent Laksh home with other children. However, the toddler never reached home.

When the child could not be found despite frantic searches by the family, they alerted the Machhiwara police. SHO Harwinder Singh rushed to the spot, inspected the family's house and shop...