Indian shopkeeper attacks boy for 'stealing' INR200, posts video on Facebook
The suspects held the boy upside down and beat him with batons till the skin on his back was torn apart
Shop keeper batters boy after catching him 'redhanded' PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
A Bengal shopkeeper and his friends attacked a 10-year-old boy for 'stealing' INR200 in a Wednesday incident that has triggered widespread social media censure, Hindustan Times reported.
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Suspects Sofikul Islam, Nuhu and Najimul Sheikh held the boy upside down and beat him with batons till the skin on his back was torn apart. Another kicked the boy as he begged for mercy.
Islam, a grocer, filmed the torture and later uploaded the video on Facebook. He removed the video after it drew flak.
Police claimed to have nabbed the suspects following a complaint by the boy's father. The victim has been taken to a hospital. Police said they found no evidence of the alleged theft.
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“My son did not steal any money. He was tortured solely on mere suspicion. He can barely move now. I want stern punishment for all the accused,” the boy's father Sanwar Sheikh said.
This article originally appeared in Hindustan Times.
Man tries to rape seven-year-old girl
Suspects Sofikul Islam, Nuhu and Najimul Sheikh held the boy upside down and beat him with batons till the skin on his back was torn apart. Another kicked the boy as he begged for mercy.
Islam, a grocer, filmed the torture and later uploaded the video on Facebook. He removed the video after it drew flak.
Police claimed to have nabbed the suspects following a complaint by the boy's father. The victim has been taken to a hospital. Police said they found no evidence of the alleged theft.
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“My son did not steal any money. He was tortured solely on mere suspicion. He can barely move now. I want stern punishment for all the accused,” the boy's father Sanwar Sheikh said.
This article originally appeared in Hindustan Times.