India, Aug. 31 -- Two boys who were reported missing from JJ Colony in Wazirpur on Friday evening were found dead in a canal in Bharat Nagar, north west Delhi on Saturday, police said, adding that the boys' parents have alleged foul play.

A senior police officer said that the victims were identified as Vaibhav Kumar, 11, and his friend Yash Kumar, 12, both Class 6 students at a private school in Keshavpuram. Vaibhav's father is a commercial driver and Yash's father works at a shop in Chandni Chowk.

According to police, the victims' parents filed a missing complaint on Friday evening. They told police that the boys were best friends and were last seen playing outside their house at 6pm, said officers. Based on the complaint of Vaibhav's ...