In yet another incident, a 17-year-old boy sodomised his seven-year-old cousin on Saturday. The Ladhowal police arrested the accused on Sunday.
In her complaint, victim's mother, who is a resident of Gaunspur village in Ladhowal area, stated that she had gone somewhere on Saturday, while her seven-year-old son was alone at home. When she came back in the evening, she found her son crying.
When asked, her son narrated the whole story. She alleged that the victim told her that the accused who lives near their house, came to their house and sodomised him.
Sub-inspector Randhir Singh, station house officer (SHO) at Ladhowal police station, said, "The police have registered a case against the accused. The police will produce him in the court on Monday. The accused is a Class-9 student, while the victim studies in Class 2."