Eight-year-old boy sodomised in UP's Muzaffarnagar

The incident happened when the minor boy had taken his goats for grazing in a forest. The accused took him away and committed the heinous crime. A case has been registered against him.

Muzaffarnagar:An eight-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a man in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Sunday.

The boy, who was found unconscious, was undergoing treatment at a local hospital here, SHO HN Singh said.

According to a complaint lodged by the boy's family on Saturday, the minor had taken his goats for grazing in a forest when the accused took him away and allegedly sodomised him.

A case under relevant sections of the IPC was registered against the 23-year-old accused and a search was underway to nab him, the SHO said.

PTI Report