India, May 24 -- A 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing from a village in Greater Noida on Thursday was found dead in an empty plot in Jewar's Rohi on Friday night, officials said.

Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of death and detained several people for questioning, they added.

"There were no visible injury marks on the body due to decomposition. The post-mortem report is awaited. We are investigating the case from every angle, including murder. We have taken around 10 people in for questioning," said Sarthak Sengar, assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Greater Noida.

Sengar added that the exact cause of death will be known only after the post-mortem report arrives. However, the victim's family ...