Three drug peddlers allegedly beat up a minor boy and forced acid in his mouth for not following their orders to bring a narcotic substance, Swaran Singh, Circle Officer Aliganj said.
“At around 10 pm police received information that a child, approximately 14 years old, was beaten and forced to drink acid by some miscreants. We reached the spot and asked the child about the incident. Based on the information given by the minor we arrested one peddler today in the morning,” Singh told ANI here on Thursday.
Singh assured that the other culprits too would be nabbed soon.
“The arrested man is the main accused who poured acid on the child, the child is unable to take the names of the other two accused because of his injury. They will be arrested as soon as their identities are revealed,” Singh said.
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The victim’s mother thanked the police for their prompt action and said her son was beaten for disobeying the orders of the peddlers.
“Three peddlers called my son and asked him to bring a smack (narcotic substance) for them. Tadiq does not know what drugs are, so he stayed put at the place. This enraged the peddlers who first beat him and then one of them forced acid in his mouth,” Chandni said.
(with inputs from ANI)