Minor boy thrashed on theft suspicion

Kanpur: A 15-year-old boy was thrashed by a group of people who also shaved his head on suspicion of theft in Jajmau police area of the city on Monday. The incident took place in the Teen Khamba Chauraha locality when a man and his aides nabbed a boy and accused him of committing theft in his house, the police said.
They beat him up with plastic pipes, shaved his head and forced him to do sit-ups and posted the video of the same on the internet, the police added.
“A case has been lodged in this regard under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The matter is being investigated," said station house officer (SHO) Abhishek Mishra.
The matter came into light after the video of the incident went viral on social media. "The guilty will be brought to book," the SHO added. tnn