Hyderabad, May 31 -- A family in Hyderabad's Tappachabutra had a scare Saturday, May 30, after their three-year-old boy went missing while playing outside the house.

The family, residing near the Taj Function Hall in Sarwar Nagar, noticed Hamza's absence at around 7:30 pm and started frantically searching.

After nearly five hours, they approached the Tappachabutra police station at around 1 am. A kidnapping case was registered, and police began their search.

At around 5 am, they found little Hamza at one of the houses in the same locality and safely reunited him with his family.

The child was found by Taslim Begum, who denied any foul play. During questioning, she claimed that the boy had followed her as she was passing by the area. ...