MATHURA, Feb. 26 -- The body of a nine-year-old boy was found floating in a pond in Mathura district, police said on Wednesday. The family alleged that his death may be linked to occult practices. The boy, Dushyant, a Class 6 student, had gone missing on February 18. His body was recovered on Tuesday from a pond in Taroli Junabi village in the Chhata area. Additional superintendent of police (Rural) Suresh Chandra Rawat said the boy, a resident of Bargawan village in Agra, had come to stay with his mother at her parental home on February 10. The family was preparing to attend a wedding in Vrindavan on February 21. On February 18, Dushyant told his grandmother that he was going out to play around noon but did not return. His uncle later lodged a missing persons complaint after a search by family members and villagers failed to trace him. Police said CCTV footage showed the child walking alone towards the outskirts of the village. No further leads were found. The boy's uncle alleged that he may have been killed for occult rituals. He claimed there were burn marks on the child's face and limbs. He also referred to a similar incident in the village two years ago. Police said a post-mortem has been conducted and the exact cause of death will be known after the report....