Indore:Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday asked police to take strict action in a case in which a minor boy was stripped by a mob that barged into his house here.
The police have registered an FIR and nine accused have been identified on the basis of CCTV footage and investigation, Yadav said in a statement. "Six accused have been arrested. They have all been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," the CM said.
The incident took place on January 4 when a mob of at least 25 persons barged into his house, vandalised it and assaulted his kin, a police official said. They stripped the boy, he added. A video of the incident went viral on social media, the official said, adding the incident was the fallout of a dispute between two persons.
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