The body of a three-year-old boy, who had gone missing on Wednesday morning from near his home in Lalji Pada, Kandivli, was recovered from the drain in the area the next day. Ganesh Pathode, the third of four children lived with his parents in Janta colony in Lalji Pada and their home is on the edge of the nallah. According to the police, Ganesh had suffered a skull fracture and one eye was damaged, besides other injuries to his body. The police have made an accidental death report and are awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain whether or not this is a case of murder.

Tragic end: Three-year-old Ganesh Pathode (inset), who went missing on Wednesday morning from near his home in Lalji Pada, Kandivli, and the spot from where his body was recovered the next day