ULAN UDE, April 19 (Itar-Tass) — A six-year-old boy has been reported missing here. An official at the Investigation Committee's inquiry department for the Republic of Buryatia told Itar-Tass on Thursday, "It has been tentatively estabished that the kiddy left his home at 2a, Pristanskaya street in the city of Ulan Ude at about 19.00 on Wednesday and has not returned ever since. The child is autistic."

A search for the boy is under way. A pre-investigation checkup has been started in connection with the fact of the boy's disappearance.