A 12-year-old Indian boy was stri*ped, hanged upside-down and
beaten to death in front of his parents after he admitted stealing a
packet of biscuits at a hurriedly convened village court.
Chhotu Kumar was one of two youngsters accused of stealing from a
shop in Thadi village in eastern Bihar’s Purnia district.
They were brought before a panel of ‘judges’ who ordered handed
down their punishment after they reportedly confessed to the crime.
According to local news reports, their parents begged the court to
forgive them when their children’s condition had deteriorated.
But the court refused to stop unless they paid a fine of 10,000
Rupees (£100) immediately which the parents said they were unable
to do for two days because they were so poor.
As a result, the beating continued and Chhotu succumbed to his
injuries.
The other boy, 13-year-old Pintu Kumar, survived but sustained
severe injuries.
Police have launched an investigation against eight villagers and are
planning a series of raids to arrest the suspects.
Local district superintendent of police Ajit Kumar Satyarthi said: “The
incident is quite serious as the villagers have taken law into their
hands. We are not going to spare any of them.”
He said the children had also taken some chewing gum and petty
cash.
Source: Dailymail
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