Lagatar24 Desk
Siddharthnagar, Aug 6: A video of an incident in which two boys had reportedly been undressed and abused with chilli powder in their private parts spread widely on social media, prompting the police to intervene and detain the six accused.
Police in Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, stated on Sunday.
“A viral video on social media has come to light in Thana Pathra Bazaar regarding objectionable acts with two minor boys. We took cognizance of the incident, and a case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered,” ASP Siddharatha said.
“Six people have been arrested in connection to the incident. We are further looking into the case,” the ASP added.
Following the event, Priyank Kanoongo, the chairperson of the National Commission for the Protection of Children’s Rights (NCPCR), posted on Twitter that the NCPCR has taken notice of the Siddharthnagar case of child sexual assault in Uttar Pradesh and that the accused would not be spared.
उत्तर प्रदेश के सिद्धार्थनगर ज़िले में दो बच्चों के साथ बर्बर हिंसा करते हुए उनके गुप्तांग में मिर्ची डालने की घटना का संज्ञान लिया जा रहा है,यह POCSO का मामला है कोई भी दोषी बचने नहीं पाएगा @NCPCR_ सजग है।
ज़रूरी क़ानूनी कार्यवाही की जा रही है।
कृपया बच्चों की पहचान उजागर न…— प्रियंक कानूनगो Priyank Kanoongo (@KanoongoPriyank) August 5, 2023
“This is a case under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), none of the guilty will be to spared,” the NCPCR chief added.
The case was being investigated further by the police.
