Police torture 5-yr-old, NHRC seeks report

The National Human Rights Commission asked Uttar Pradesh police to submit a report on allegations that a five-year old boy was tortured by policemen who accused him of theft.

The National Human Rights Commission asked Uttar Pradesh police to submit a report on allegations that a five-year old boy was tortured by policemen who accused him of theft.

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The senior superintendent of police of Lucknow has been asked to submit the report within four weeks. The NHRC issued the notice taking suo motu cognisance of a media report.

According to media reports, the incident took place on April 2 when policemen in Krishna Nagar picked up a Class I student on charges of theft and allegedly gave him electric shocks hurting his ears.

The police however denied the allegations and said the boy was injured to begin with.