Nagpur, February 14 A three-and-a-half-year-old boy died after falling into an open drain while playing in the city, police said.
The incident took place in the Yashodhara Nagar police station area on Friday evening, according to an official.
Mohammad Kaunen Ansari was playing with his six-year-old cousin, and they were running a race when Kaunen fell into an open drain and drowned, he said.
When the child did not return home, his family filed a complaint, and a case of kidnapping was initially registered.
After questioning his cousin, police found the body in the drain on Saturday morning.
"Preliminary findings suggest accidental drowning," the official said, adding that further investigation was underway.