Uttar Pradesh: Minor girl tied to cart for ‘stealing’ Rs 20, two arrested

MEERUT: A seven-year-old girl in Bahadurgarh, Hapur, who had gone to fetch samosas from a shop was accused by the shopkeeper of stealing Rs 20 from the cash box and then dragged with her hands and feet tied to a cart with rope. The police were called once public started gathering. In the video, which went viral, the hapless girl can be seen struggling to free herself and crying, with no one coming to her rescue.
The police later arrested the shopkeeper and his assistant and booked them under section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and section 342 (wrongful confinement) of the IPC. The father of the girl, a farmer, said, "My daughter had gone to buy samosas but the owner of the shop -- Rakesh Kumar -- made false allegations and tied her hands and feet to a cart. When some people tried to intervene, they were threatened by his assistant Mahesh Singh.”
Sarvesh Mishra, additional superintendent of police, said, “The treatment meted out to the child by these adults was uncalled for. The two culprits have been arrested.”