Melbourne: A 23-year-old man of Indian origin was charged on Sunday with the death of Indian boy Gurshan Singh Channa, whose body was found far away from his home in this Australian city, a media report said.

Dhillon Gursewak has been charged with manslaughter due to criminal negligence, Australian news agency AAP reported.

Gursewak is not a relative but he lived in the same house in David Street where Gurshan stayed with his parents visiting from Punjab.

Gurshan was found dead on Wildwood Road on Thursday night after a massive search after his parents complained that the boy had gone missing. The body was found about 20 km away.

The police were hunting for a green Holden Commodore car, The Age reported.