Uttar Pradesh: 14-year-old boy sodomized while returning from Kanwar Yatra
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomized by a dhaba owner at a village in UP's Muzaffarnagar. The incident took place yesterday, following which the boy lodged a complaint. The accused has been arrested. The boy and his friends had gone to Haridwar during the Kanwar Yatra. On their way back, they took up work at the dhaba as they had run out of money.
The man was booked under relevant sections of IPC
The accused had also threatened the victim with dire consequences if he reported the matter, Circle Officer Rizwan Ahmad said. According to the medical report, the boy was sodomized, he added. The man was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 377 (unnatural offenses) and 506 (criminal intimidation), and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
